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Pāpaʻa-lā Pali

Pāpaʻa-lā Pali, seen from above at true elevation

Pāpaʻa-lā Pali is a cliff in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 786 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻualiʻi, a peak 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.12674, -156.89328

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 31
  • Waipū: 3.0 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 3.4 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 9.6 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 1.8 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 5.4 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 6.5 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 7.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 7.2 mi
Parks: 13
  • One Alii Beach Park: 7.3 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 9.7 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 17.8 mi
  • Hale Mahina Park: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hina Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Haha Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 3.2 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 5.0 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 6.6 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 7.2 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 21.2 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 24.3 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Pāpaʻa-lā Pali. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSE 131°1,506 m2.1 mi
UapaSE 133°1,504 m2.0 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 137°1,462 m1.7 mi
KaholoapeleSE 128°1,450 m2.5 mi
OlokuʻiE 82°1,403 m2.8 mi
KaunuohuaSSE 151°1,379 m1.0 mi
PākuʻiESE 121°1,321 m3.1 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSSW 199°1,310 m0.6 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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/828184863

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