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Kaaloa

Kaaloa, seen from above at true elevation

Kaaloa is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the south-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hāʻupu, a peak 0.9 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16280, -156.90190

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 28
  • Waipū: 2.3 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 2.9 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 10.8 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 2.5 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 5.6 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 5.6 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 6.3 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hāloku Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Waimanu Falls: 2.9 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 3.4 mi
Parks: 12
  • One Alii Beach Park: 8.4 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 10.0 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 19.5 mi
  • Napili Park: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 3.1 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 5.5 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 8.6 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 23.7 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Kaaloa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSSE 151°1,506 m4.4 mi
UapaSSE 152°1,504 m4.3 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSSE 155°1,462 m4.1 mi
KaholoapeleSSE 148°1,450 m4.8 mi
OlokuʻiESE 122°1,403 m3.9 mi
KaunuohuaSSE 163°1,379 m3.5 mi
PākuʻiSE 142°1,321 m5.2 mi
PēpēʻōpaeS 173°1,310 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/827891401

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