Yellow Cone
Yellow Cone rises to 652 m in Hawaiʻi. Red Cone stands 3,488 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukou, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 652 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻukou: 0.4 mi
- Kamakaiʻa Waena: 2.6 mi
- Red Cones: 2.7 mi
- Kamakaiʻa Uka: 3.2 mi
- Puʻukuanēnē: 3.2 mi
- Footprints Area: 5.6 mi
- Hi'iaka Crater: 12.1 mi
- Devil's Throat: 12.1 mi
- July 1974 Lava Flow: 12.2 mi
- Bird watching: 12.2 mi
- Hilina Pali: 4.7 mi
- The Great Crack: 5.2 mi
- Makahanu Pali: 9.0 mi
- Puʻuʻeo Pali: 9.5 mi
- Kilauea Caldera: 10.5 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 9.0 mi
- Waioala Spring: 9.9 mi
- Nīnole Springs: 13.2 mi
- Kāwā Spring: 14.7 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 15.3 mi
- Halapē Beach: 9.1 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 12.5 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 12.3 mi
- Naalehu Park: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Yellow Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cone | WNW 296° | 3,488 m | 16.9 mi |
| Sulphur Cone | WNW 295° | 3,464 m | 17.4 mi |
| Puʻuʻeleʻele | NW 324° | 3,208 m | 13.8 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) | NNW 345° | 3,072 m | 17.7 mi |
| Puʻuhaʻa | N 350° | 2,816 m | 17.8 mi |
| Puʻukulua | N 352° | 2,748 m | 17.6 mi |
| Puʻukinikini | W 263° | 1,944 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nāpuʻukūlua | NNW 337° | 1,704 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 17:17 | 17:50 |
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 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SEA MTN 12.15, 13 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 365006 — Yellow Cone, Hawaii County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727407217
Day trips start here
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 10 mi
- Big Island · 23 mi
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