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Puu Pauao

Puu Pauao, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Pauao rises to 811 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukaua stands 940 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻokila, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49064926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.52394, -157.91662

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches
  • Kahana Bay Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Swanzy Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Kalaeʻōʻio Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Kaʻaʻawa Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Mokolii View Point: 5.2 mi
Attractions
  • Jurassic World radio tower bunker (escape hatch): 3.6 mi
  • Jurassic World radio tower bunker (entrance): 3.6 mi
  • Jurassic World raptor paddock: 3.7 mi
  • Jurassic World T-Rex Enclosure: 4.0 mi
  • Tropical Macadamia Farm: 4.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waimea Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Likeke Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lulumahu Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Puu Pauao. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauaWSW940 m13.0 mi
PuʻuhapapaWSW879 m12.7 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiWSW878 m13.5 mi
PuʻulanihuliSSE848 m12.8 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniSSE847 m11.1 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeSE841 m10.7 mi
PuʻukānehoaWSW832 m12.5 mi
PuʻukahuauliSSE830 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:18
September equinox06:2118:0018:29
December solstice07:0617:2217:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F696869707273747675747270
Precip in5.24.36.35.64.34.25.24.04.65.87.17.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Wahiawa 874.3, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7727325123

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