Peak · Hawaiʻi
The Needle
The Needle rises to 675 m in Hawaiʻi. Maui Komohana stands 1,764 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Iao Needle, a peak 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 675 m
How to reach it
Coordinates20.88429, -156.55103
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- ʻĪao Valley State Monument: 0.3 mi
- Kepaniwai Park: 1.0 mi
- Wailuku Heights Park: 2.7 mi
- Mokuhau Park: 2.7 mi
- Wailuku Elementary School Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Iao Needle: 0.3 mi
- Puʻukāne: 0.8 mi
- Puu Lio: 1.4 mi
- Puʻuokaupō: 1.5 mi
- Keahiʻāloa: 1.8 mi
Beaches: 58
- Ukumehame Beach Park: 6.5 mi
- Kanaha Beach: 7.0 mi
- Puamana Beach Park: 7.6 mi
- Kahakuloa Beach: 7.8 mi
- VOR Beach: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 31
- Maui Tropical Plantation: 3.8 mi
- Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Sunflower field: 5.4 mi
- Olowalu Petroglyphs: 6.1 mi
- Bumper Boats: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Pihana Heiau: 4.1 mi
- Old Fort: 8.2 mi
- Brick Palace: 8.3 mi
- Hauola Stone: 8.3 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 10.0 mi
Museums: 9
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 2.8 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 4.4 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 6.3 mi
- Old Prison: 8.0 mi
- Baldwin Home Museum: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Quarter-Mile Falls: 0.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 20.0 mi
- Moa‘ula: 23.2 mi
- Hīpuapua Falls: 23.4 mi
- Puohokamoa Falls: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 3.4 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 4.7 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Waihou Spring: 19.8 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 20.2 mi
- Lo‘ipūnāwai: 21.9 mi
- Kūapuʻuiki: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Bush: 2.8 mi
- Lanai Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- City Nursery: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 3
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 7.3 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 17.3 mi
- Sun Mei: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of The Needle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Komohana | W 280° | 1,764 m | 2.2 mi |
| Puʻukukui | W 280° | 1,764 m | 2.3 mi |
| Helu | WSW 249° | 1,428 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hanaʻula | S 189° | 1,398 m | 2.5 mi |
| Līhau | SW 234° | 1,278 m | 3.8 mi |
| Halepōhaku | SSW 213° | 1,140 m | 3.6 mi |
| Puʻukāne | NNE 25° | 1,129 m | 0.8 mi |
| Keahiʻāloa | N 0° | 1,073 m | 1.8 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 364309 — The Needle, Maui County, Hawaii.
OpenStreetMap element node/7727356375
Day trips start here
- Maui · 16 mi
- Haleakalā National Park · 27 mi
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