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Kipukapuaulu picnic area

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Elevation, modelled
1,201 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Mauna Loa4,169 m · 19.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
19:03local time
Coordinates
19.4380, -155.3007
Kipukapuaulu picnic area from directly overhead

Kipukapuaulu picnic area is a picnic site in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled 1,201 m. Mauna Loa stands 4,169 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird watching, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Kipukapuaulu picnic area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mauna LoaW 277°4,169 m19.1 mi
Na Puu WaenakonuW 275°4,001 m19.4 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiWNW 285°3,787.5 m17.2 mi
PohakuʻohanaleiWNW 285°3,770 m17.2 mi
2022 active eruption fissureWNW 289°3,593.6 m16.0 mi
Dewey ConeWNW 292°3,477.1 m15.1 mi
PukauahiWNW 295°3,368 m14.4 mi
PuʻuʻeleʻeleW 272°3,208 m14.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
Waterfalls: 10
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0418:33
June solstice05:4518:3119:03
September equinox06:1117:5018:19
December solstice06:5117:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 3 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).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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