Cliff · Hawaiʻi
Kauhakō Crater
Kauhakō Crater is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Uapa stands 1,504 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻuao, a peak 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates21.18813, -156.96565
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻuʻuao: 0.2 mi
- ʻAlae: 1.0 mi
- ʻIliʻilikā: 1.2 mi
- Keōlewa: 1.2 mi
- Kiʻikolu: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 32
- Waipū: 6.7 mi
- ʻOloʻupena: 7.2 mi
- Halawa Beach: 14.8 mi
- Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 15.2 mi
- Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Visitors Holding Area: 1.3 mi
- Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 1.3 mi
- Kalaupapa Trailhead: 2.4 mi
- Phallic Rock: 2.9 mi
- Waikolu Lookout: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Waimanu Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hāloku Falls: 7.1 mi
- ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 7.3 mi
- Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 7.6 mi
- Wailele Falls: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.1 mi
- Father Damien Monument: 1.1 mi
- Hospital Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Cenotaph for Father Damien: 1.4 mi
- ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 12.8 mi
Parks: 7
- One Alii Beach Park: 7.8 mi
- Kapuaiwa Grove: 7.9 mi
- Kiowea Beach Park: 7.9 mi
- D.T. Fleming Park: 23.9 mi
- Napili Park: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Waihi‘i: 2.5 mi
- Kapuna Spring: 2.8 mi
- Waiakāne Spring: 4.2 mi
- Kūapuʻuiki: 11.0 mi
- Lo‘ipūnāwai: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Kaaloa: 4.5 mi
- Kukuiokanaloa: 5.9 mi
- Pāpaʻa-lā Pali: 6.3 mi
- Kāpapa Pali: 7.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Hale Malama Museum Collections Storage Facility: 1.1 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 3.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Molokai Lighthouse: 1.5 mi
- Molokai Lighthouse Grounds: 1.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kalawao: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Kauhakō Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uapa | SE 132° | 1,504 m | 8.3 mi |
| Puʻuowahaʻula | SE 133° | 1,462 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kaunuohua | SE 135° | 1,379 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pēpēʻōpae | SE 137° | 1,310 m | 6.6 mi |
| Puʻualiʻi | SE 133° | 1,284 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lehuʻula | SE 141° | 1,246 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hanalilolilo | SE 142° | 1,237 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pōhakuʻulaʻula | ESE 114° | 1,206 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:56 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 17:19 | 17:52 |
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 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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