- Elevation, modelled
- 486 m
- Tallest summit within 12.3 miles
- Kawaikini1,587 m · 12.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:26local time
- Coordinates
- 22.0092, -159.6769
Red Sand Falls is a attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled 486 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukī, a peak 2.1 miles away.
Also known as Red Rock Waterfall. Park in the pullout on the opposite side of the road. You have to climb over a guardrail to get to the falls. The Falls are about 6-7 feet high. You have to hop over a small stream in a mini ravine to get across.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Red Sand Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | ENE 74° | 1,587 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | ENE 70° | 1,569 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pihea | NNE 21° | 1,306 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kohua Ridge | NNE 28° | 1,150.6 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pu'u Hinahina | N 3° | 1,108 m | 6.7 mi |
| Puʻu Lua | N 359° | 1,059.5 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ka'ou | NNE 12° | 1,057 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | ENE 65° | 1,047.9 m | 5.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukī: 2.1 mi
- Poʻololoʻole: 2.6 mi
- Puʻu ʻŌpae: 2.7 mi
- Keanapahu: 2.8 mi
- Pōhakumanō: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 38
- Cook Landing Site: 4.0 mi
- Niihau Helicopter: 7.4 mi
- Queen's Pond: 7.5 mi
- Kōkeʻe Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 8.5 mi
- Salt Fields: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- ‘O‘opulele Falls: 5.9 mi
- Wai‘alae Falls: 6.4 mi
- Waipo'o Falls: 6.6 mi
- ‘Awini Falls: 6.8 mi
- Mohihi Falls: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Captain Cook statue: 3.8 mi
- Russian Fort: 4.0 mi
- Merchant Marine: 6.9 mi
- Coast Guard: 6.9 mi
- Air Force: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 16
- Pakala Beach: 4.8 mi
- Waiapua'a: 5.9 mi
- Salt Pond Beach: 8.9 mi
- Honopū Beach: 10.9 mi
- Kalalau Beach: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 23.2 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Oil House: 23.4 mi
Museums: 4
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 8.5 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 17.3 mi
- Kauai Museum: 19.9 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:21 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
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