Kohala Mountain Road
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| Kohala Mountain Road | ||||
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| Maintained by HDOT | ||||
| Length: | 19.3 mi[1] (31.1 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 Route 19 near Waimea | |||
| North end: |
 Route 270 (ʻAkoni Pule Highway) in Hāwī | |||
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| Counties: | Hawaii | |||
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Kohala Mountain Road, designated Route 250, travels upon the Kohala mountain on the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii, United States.
Mauna Kea observatories in the distance, viewed from Kohala Mountain Road (telephoto)
Ranch lands on both sides of a coniferous-lined Highway 250.
Views of ranch land may surprise some visitors to the Big Island. Looking southwest from the Kohala Mountain Road, Highway 250.
Kohala Mountain road, known locally as "the High Road", begins about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Waimea, at 20°1′36″N 155°41′57″W / 20.02667°N 155.69917°W, near the Hawaii Preparatory Academy campus. Route 19 at this point is known as Hawaii Belt Road, or Kawaihae Road. The northern terminus (where Route 250 is known as Hāwī Road), is in the town of Hāwī at 20°14′16″N 155°49′49″W / 20.23778°N 155.83028°W,[2] at the intersection of ʻAkoni Pule Highway (Route 270).
Major junctions
The entire route is in Hawaii County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Waimea | 0.0 | 0.0 | Route 19 (Kawaihae Road) – Waimea, Kawaihae | ||
| Hawi | 19.3 | 31.1 | Route 270 (Akoni Pule Highway) – Mahukona, Kawaihae, Kapaau, Pololu | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (February 1, 2015). "Kohala Mountain Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hāwī