Red Cone
Red Cone rises to 3,488 m in Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Cone, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,488 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sulphur Cone: 0.6 mi
- Pōhakuhanalei: 2.9 mi
- 1949 Cone: 4.8 mi
- 1940 Cone: 5.3 mi
- Na Puu Waenakonu: 5.5 mi
- Footprints Area: 17.2 mi
- Mauna Loa Lookout: 17.2 mi
- Ki‘ilae Village: 18.1 mi
- Kēōkea Hōlua: 18.4 mi
- Hālau: 18.7 mi
- Alahaka Ramp: 18.3 mi
- Alahaka Heiau: 18.4 mi
- Animal Pen: 18.4 mi
- Chief Keawe House Complex: 18.5 mi
- ‘Ōma‘o Heiau: 18.6 mi
- Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera: 6.0 mi
- The Great Crack: 17.8 mi
- Keanae‘e Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Hilina Pali: 21.2 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 21.7 mi
- Arthur L Greenwell Park: 19.8 mi
- Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park: 20.0 mi
- Napoopoo Park: 20.1 mi
- Clarence Lum Won Park: 21.6 mi
- Two Step Bay: 22.0 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 13.1 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 14.4 mi
- Nīnole Springs: 19.4 mi
- Portuguese Springs: 19.5 mi
- Waioala Spring: 20.1 mi
- Pebbles Beach: 17.8 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 19.2 mi
- Kapahukapu (Manini Beach): 20.0 mi
- Ke'ei Beach: 20.1 mi
- Royal Kona Museum & Coffee Mill: 17.2 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 20.0 mi
- Manini Beach: 20.0 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 21.5 mi
- Kona Potters Guild: 16.9 mi
- Honuapo: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Red Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Loa | NNE 13° | 4,169 m | 6.1 mi |
| 1949 Cone | NNE 17° | 4,090 m | 4.8 mi |
| 1940 Cone | NNE 18° | 4,065 m | 5.3 mi |
| Na Puu Waenakonu | NNE 20° | 4,001 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pōhakuhanalei | N 7° | 3,893 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pohakuʻohanalei | NNE 30° | 3,788 m | 9.1 mi |
| 2022 active eruption fissure | NE 35° | 3,594 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dewey Cone | NE 39° | 3,477 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:51 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 17:18 | 17:50 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mauna LOA 5 NNE, 11 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 364206 — Red Cone, Hawaii County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727407090
Day trips start here
- Big Island · 18 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 22 mi
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