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Kawaikini

Kawaikini, seen from above at true elevation

Kawaikini rises to 1,587 m in Hawaiʻi. Wai‘ale‘ale stands 1,569 m to the north, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Weeping Wall, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation. It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano, Mount Waialeale. Other peaks on Kauaʻi include: Waiʻaleʻale (5,148 feet), Nāmolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau Lookout (4,120 feet), Keanapuka Mountain (4,120 feet), Haupu (2,297 feet) and Nounou (1,241 feet).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q1269419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,587 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates22.05559, -159.49667
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kuaohukini: 0.9 mi
  • Kalalea: 0.9 mi
  • Wai‘ale‘ale: 1.0 mi
  • Kamanu: 1.2 mi
  • Puʻukī: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Keahua Arboretum: 5.2 mi
  • Tree Tunnel: 7.6 mi
  • Kamokila Hawaiian Village: 8.7 mi
  • Fern Grotto: 8.9 mi
  • Koibori Display: 9.6 mi
Parks: 37
  • Sacred Rudraksha Forest: 6.5 mi
  • Kalawai Park: 8.9 mi
  • Smith's Tropical Paradise: 9.7 mi
  • Wailua Homesteads Park: 9.8 mi
  • Pua Loke Park: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Weeping Wall: 0.4 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Hinalele Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Waikaka Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Waianuenue Falls: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Hanamaulu Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Kalapaki Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Lāwaʻi Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Hoai Bay / Lawai Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Lawai Beach: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 10.0 mi
  • Malae Heiau: 10.1 mi
  • Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 10.4 mi
  • Kukui Heiau: 10.7 mi
  • heiau: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Wave Sculpture: 10.0 mi
  • Mark Daniells Gallery: 10.1 mi
  • Weaving Lauhala: 11.0 mi
  • Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 11.0 mi
  • Lilo & Stitch: 11.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Kukui Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Hanalei Pier: 10.8 mi
  • Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Kawaikini. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wai‘ale‘aleN1,569 m1.0 mi
NamolokamaN1,347 m5.2 mi
MamalahoaN1,141 m7.5 mi
Ka‘anakeakuaW1,048 m6.4 mi
Kaluaha'ula RidgeWNW1,044 m7.7 mi
Kapala'oaS1,009 m4.3 mi
MakalehaNE980 m7.1 mi
Pu'u ManuN977 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:2018:50
June solstice05:5618:5319:25
September equinox06:2818:0618:35
December solstice07:1317:2718:00

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F707070727576777877767471
Precip in5.46.68.35.65.15.05.46.35.56.47.48.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeville RCH 1117, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5181033837

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