Puu Palai
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
192 named places within 25 miles
- Puu Pahoehoe: 0.2 mi
- Kaumuki: 2.3 mi
- Puʻu Kaliu: 2.6 mi
- Heiheiahulu: 3.1 mi
- Heiheiahulu: 3.1 mi
- Honu Street Park: 6.1 mi
- Mackenzie State Park: 6.4 mi
- Maikoiko Park: 7.0 mi
- Kaimū Black Sand Beach: 7.0 mi
- Isaac Hale Beach Park: 7.6 mi
- '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
- Lava Arch: 4.9 mi
- Lava arch: 6.4 mi
- Lava2: 9.5 mi
- Lava1: 9.5 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 11.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Papa John Lacho Coltes: 11.4 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 19.5 mi
- Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base: 19.5 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Tsunami Clock Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 18.6 mi
- Wailoa Center: 19.6 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 20.2 mi
- Lyman Museum: 20.2 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 20.3 mi
- 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
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 18.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 18.7 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 18.8 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 22.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻulalaʻau | W 279° | 1,682 m | 23.5 mi |
| Kūlani | W 281° | 1,675 m | 22.6 mi |
| Na Lua Mahoe | W 281° | 1,401 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kīlauea | W 262° | 1,222 m | 20.9 mi |
| Puʻu Puaʻi | W 261° | 1,184 m | 19.4 mi |
| Puʻumakaʻala | WNW 290° | 1,130 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mauna Ulu | WSW 248° | 1,053 m | 17.0 mi |
| Puʻu Huluhulu | WSW 250° | 1,047 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:03 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:48 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 17:15 | 17:47 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 |
| Precip in | 13.1 | 15.8 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 23.0 | 22.3 |
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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- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 22 mi
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