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Puu Ohale

Puu Ohale, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Ohale rises to 1,011 m in Hawaiʻi. Pukauahi stands 3,368 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukoaʻe, a peak 3.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1011 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.35090, -155.27648

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Puʻukoaʻe: 3.0 mi
  • Puhimau Crater: 3.4 mi
  • Hiʻiaka Crater: 3.4 mi
  • Keanakākoʻi Crater: 3.5 mi
  • Luamanu Crater: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Kilauea Caldera: 3.0 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 3.2 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 3.4 mi
  • Kilauea Caldera: 3.4 mi
  • Puhimau Crater: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Springs: 9
  • Waioala Spring: 17.9 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 21.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Kurtistown Park: 21.8 mi
  • Shipman Park: 24.2 mi
  • Waiakea Uka Park: 24.4 mi
  • Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Puu Ohale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PukauahiNW 309°3,368 m19.0 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleWNW 292°3,208 m17.0 mi
Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill)NW 315°3,072 m17.4 mi
PuʻuwahiNW 317°3,026 m17.3 mi
PuʻukupanahaNW 319°2,928.96 m17.9 mi
PuʻuhaʻaNW 320°2,816 m16.6 mi
PuʻukuluaNW 322°2,748.17 m16.2 mi
PuʻuhoakoleiNNW 329°2,437 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:03
September equinox06:1117:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2634505 — Puu Ohale, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407267

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