ʻĪao Valley State Monument
ʻĪao Valley State Monument is a park in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Maui Komohana stands 1,764 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Iao Needle, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Iao Needle: 0.0 mi
- The Needle: 0.3 mi
- Puʻukāne: 1.0 mi
- Puu Lio: 1.1 mi
- Puʻuokaupō: 1.7 mi
- Kepaniwai Park: 0.8 mi
- Wailuku Heights Park: 2.3 mi
- Wailuku Elementary School Park: 2.5 mi
- Mokuhau Park: 2.5 mi
- Kehalani Mauka Park: 2.5 mi
- Ukumehame Beach Park: 6.3 mi
- Kanaha Beach: 6.9 mi
- Puamana Beach Park: 7.7 mi
- Kahakuloa Beach: 8.1 mi
- VOR Beach: 8.2 mi
- Quarter-Mile Falls Trailhead: 0.1 mi
- Maui Tropical Plantation: 3.4 mi
- Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Sunflower field: 5.1 mi
- Olowalu Petroglyphs: 6.1 mi
- Pihana Heiau: 4.0 mi
- Old Fort: 8.4 mi
- Brick Palace: 8.5 mi
- Hauola Stone: 8.5 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 9.6 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 2.6 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 4.3 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Prison: 8.3 mi
- Baldwin Home Museum: 8.4 mi
- Quarter-Mile Falls: 0.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 19.8 mi
- Moa‘ula: 23.6 mi
- Hīpuapua Falls: 23.7 mi
- Puohokamoa Falls: 23.8 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 3.7 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 4.7 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 20.2 mi
- Waihou Spring: 19.5 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 19.9 mi
- Lo‘ipūnāwai: 22.2 mi
- Kūapuʻuiki: 23.5 mi
- Bush: 2.7 mi
- Lanai Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- City Nursery: 24.7 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 7.1 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 17.0 mi
- Sun Mei: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of ʻĪao Valley State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Komohana | WNW 284° | 1,764 m | 2.5 mi |
| Puʻukukui | WNW 285° | 1,764 m | 2.6 mi |
| Helu | WSW 254° | 1,428 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hanaʻula | SSW 195° | 1,398 m | 2.3 mi |
| Līhau | WSW 239° | 1,278 m | 3.9 mi |
| Halepōhaku | SW 219° | 1,140 m | 3.5 mi |
| Puʻukāne | N 5° | 1,129 m | 1.0 mi |
| Keahiʻāloa | N 354° | 1,073 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:09 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:54 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kahului AP, 7 mi away.
- Swiss Cheese Plant105 obs
- Trailing Daisy90 obs
- Common guava86 obs
- Hawaiian Garden Spider83 obs
- Candlenut64 obs
- Yellow ginger63 obs
- Rough Maidenhair Fern62 obs
- Musk Fern61 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/333931213
Day trips start here
- Maui · 15 mi
- Haleakalā National Park · 27 mi
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