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Puu Palai

Puu Palai, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Palai rises to 350 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻulalaʻau stands 1,682 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Pahoehoe, a peak 0.2 miles away. 192 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates19.45790, -154.95898

192 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 39
Cliffs: 32
  • 'I'ilewa Crater: 1.3 mi
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 3.3 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 4.1 mi
  • Puʻulena Crater: 4.4 mi
  • Pawai Crater: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Lava Arch: 4.9 mi
  • Lava arch: 6.4 mi
  • Lava2: 9.5 mi
  • Lava1: 9.5 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rainbow Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Waiʻale Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Kulaniapia Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 9
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Kehena Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Halapē Beach: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Puu Palai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻulalaʻauW 279°1,682 m23.5 mi
KūlaniW 281°1,675 m22.6 mi
Na Lua MahoeW 281°1,401 m21.5 mi
KīlaueaW 262°1,222 m20.9 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiW 261°1,184 m19.4 mi
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 290°1,130 m18.2 mi
Mauna UluWSW 248°1,053 m17.0 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 250°1,047 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4318:3019:02
September equinox06:1017:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364052 — Puu Palai, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727407323

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