Tantalus
Tantalus rises to 614 m in Hawaiʻi. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Makiki Springs, a spring 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mount Tantalus (Puʻu ʻōhiʻa) is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics. Tantalus overlooks the modern city of Honolulu, which is built on top of Tantalus cinders.
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Wikidata Q7683805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 614 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 1.2 mi
- Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 1.4 mi
- Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. - The Founder of Modern Baseball: 2.3 mi
- Moiliili International Friendship Arch: 2.8 mi
- Puʻukākea: 0.8 mi
- Puʻupia: 1.3 mi
- Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Makuku: 1.7 mi
- Nāpuʻumaiʻa: 1.9 mi
- PuuUalakala State Park: 1.2 mi
- Manoa Valley District Park: 1.3 mi
- Nuuanu Valley Park: 1.5 mi
- Archie Baker Mini Park: 2.0 mi
- Papakolea Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Judd Trail: 1.0 mi
- Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 2.8 mi
- Aloha Sails Waikiki: 3.6 mi
- Waikiki Starlight Luau: 3.8 mi
- Hale Koa Luau: 3.8 mi
- Ala Moana Beach: 3.8 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 4.0 mi
- Waikīkī Beach: 4.1 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach: 4.4 mi
- Kaimana beach: 4.8 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hawaiian Section: 0.7 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 0.7 mi
- Economic Section: 0.7 mi
- Makiki District Park Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Mākaʻa: 2.1 mi
- Hoʻokahi: 2.1 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 2.3 mi
- Hina-o Na Lani: 2.3 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 2.4 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 1.2 mi
- Queen Emma Summer Palace: 1.6 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Honolulu Police Department Museum: 3.1 mi
- Washington Place: 3.2 mi
- Makiki Springs: 0.5 mi
- Booth Spring: 0.7 mi
- Herring Springs: 0.7 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 0.8 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 1.3 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 4.9 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 0.7 mi
- Manoa Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 1.5 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 1.7 mi
- Kapena Falls: 2.1 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 2.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Nonoula: 8.7 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 9.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Tantalus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | NE 45° | 960 m | 2.5 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | NE 50° | 946 m | 2.2 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | N 11° | 848 m | 2.5 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | N 350° | 847 m | 3.9 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | N 352° | 841 m | 4.4 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | N 351° | 830 m | 3.7 mi |
| Maunakapu | N 350° | 829 m | 4.2 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NNW 335° | 817 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
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 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1554849270
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