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Puu Waiko Loa

Puu Waiko Loa, seen from above at true elevation

Puu Waiko Loa rises to 854 m in Hawaiʻi. Kemole stands 2,488 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Loe, a peak 2.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.04651, -155.55859

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Honoka'a Park: 6.2 mi
  • Waimea Park: 7.0 mi
  • Church Row Park: 7.0 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 7.6 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Church Row Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Puʻukoholā Heiau: 17.1 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 17.2 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 17.2 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 5.0 mi
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 5.2 mi
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 9.8 mi
  • Beach "69": 18.1 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 5.2 mi
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 8.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Keawewai Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 18.4 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 19.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Plantation Days Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Isaacs Art Center: 7.6 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 7.4 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Puu Waiko Loa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KemoleS2,488 m11.9 mi
KaluamakaniSSE2,310 m10.8 mi
PuʻumoanaSSE2,099 m11.3 mi
PuʻunauSE2,089 m11.5 mi
KaikipauulaSSE2,027 m9.8 mi
PuʻukiʻiʻāinaSSE2,014 m10.4 mi
PuʻuʻokiheS1,954 m11.4 mi
PuʻuhuluhuluSSE1,832 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4418:3319:05
September equinox06:1217:5018:20
December solstice06:5417:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364117 — Puu Waiko Loa, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727368645

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