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Kaʻāpahu

Kaʻāpahu, seen from above at true elevation

Kaʻāpahu rises to 1,110 m in Hawaiʻi. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the northeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Haha Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.09291, -156.87910

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 29
  • Waipū: 4.8 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 5.0 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 8.6 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 3.8 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 4.5 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 6.4 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 9.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 9.3 mi
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Haha Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Hina Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 4.9 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 4.8 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 7.3 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 9.4 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 9.4 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 9.4 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 22.2 mi
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 22.2 mi
  • Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 19.0 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Kaʻāpahu. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouNE 36°1,506 m1.2 mi
UapaNNE 28°1,504 m1.1 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaNNE 12°1,462 m1.1 mi
KaholoapeleNE 54°1,450 m1.3 mi
OlokuʻiNE 34°1,403 m3.3 mi
KaunuohuaNNW 344°1,379 m1.5 mi
PākuʻiENE 68°1,321 m1.9 mi
PēpēʻōpaeNNW 329°1,310 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4818:4019:13
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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 359613 — Kaʻāpahu, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295641

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