Nounou (Sleeping Giant)
Nounou (Sleeping Giant) rises to 378 m in Hawaiʻi. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleeping Giant, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain ridge on the island of Kauai near Kapaa, Hawaii, U.S.
Wikidata Q7539868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleeping Giant: 0.2 mi
- Mauna Kapu: 1.5 mi
- Nāʻiliakaʻauea: 1.9 mi
- ʻAʻahoaka: 1.9 mi
- Puʻupilo: 2.1 mi
- Kamokila Hawaiian Village: 1.3 mi
- Kayak Wailua: 1.4 mi
- Kayak Starts: 1.5 mi
- Fern Grotto: 1.6 mi
- Keahua Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Wailua Homesteads Park: 0.8 mi
- Smith's Tropical Paradise: 1.1 mi
- Kapaa New Park: 2.4 mi
- Waipouli Park: 2.5 mi
- Kapaa Beach Park: 2.6 mi
- 'Opaeka'a Falls: 1.0 mi
- Uluwehi Falls: 1.4 mi
- Wailua Falls: 2.4 mi
- Kaholalele Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hoʻopiʻi Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hanamaulu Beach: 4.8 mi
- Donkey Beach: 5.2 mi
- Kalapaki Beach: 7.0 mi
- Larsen's Beach: 10.1 mi
- Hāʻula Beach: 11.6 mi
- Malae Heiau: 1.6 mi
- Kukui Heiau: 1.7 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 1.8 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 6.1 mi
- Heiau Hoʻouluia: 13.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.1 mi
- Moir Garden: 14.4 mi
- McBryde Garden: 14.7 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 15.0 mi
- Native forest restoration: 17.8 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 12.0 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.0 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.0 mi
- Kilauea Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 13.0 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 13.0 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 13.5 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 13.5 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 18.2 mi
- Kauai Museum: 6.0 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 6.6 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 13.5 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 20.0 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 13.9 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Pihakekua: 14.3 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 15.9 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 23.2 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 11.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Nounou (Sleeping Giant). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | W 267° | 1,587 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | W 274° | 1,569 m | 9.2 mi |
| Namolokama | WNW 298° | 1,347 m | 10.2 mi |
| Makaleha | NW 318° | 980 m | 5.7 mi |
| Namahana (Kekoiki) | NW 324° | 858 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pu'u 'Eu | NW 324° | 838 m | 5.9 mi |
| Haʻupu | SSW 198° | 700 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hokulei | S 190° | 508 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:20 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3866624432
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