Wai‘ale‘ale
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Wai‘ale‘ale rises to 1,569 m in Hawaiʻi. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the south, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kuaohukini, a peak 0.1 miles away.
The story
Mount Waiʻaleʻale () is a shield volcano and the second highest point on the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. Its name literally means "rippling water" or "overflowing water". Mount Waiʻaleʻale, at an elevation of 5,148 feet (1,569 m), averages more than 373 inches (9,500 mm) of rain a year since 1912, with a record 683 inches (17,300 mm) in 1982; its summit is one of the rainiest spots on earth. However, recent reports mention that over the period 1978–2007 the wettest spot in Hawaii is Big Bog on Maui (404 inches or 10,300 mm per year).
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Wikidata Q1541056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1569 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kuaohukini: 0.1 mi
- Kawaikini: 1.0 mi
- Pōhakupele: 1.1 mi
- Kalalea: 1.6 mi
- Kamanu: 1.9 mi
- Keahua Arboretum: 5.1 mi
- Tree Tunnel: 8.5 mi
- Kamokila Hawaiian Village: 9.0 mi
- Fern Grotto: 9.2 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 9.8 mi
- Sacred Rudraksha Forest: 6.6 mi
- Wai'oli Park: 9.1 mi
- Waioli Beach Park: 9.2 mi
- Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park: 9.5 mi
- Kapahi Park: 9.8 mi
- Weeping Wall: 0.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 0.7 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 1.0 mi
- Hinalele Falls: 1.8 mi
- Waikaka Falls: 3.8 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 11.3 mi
- Hanamaulu Beach: 11.4 mi
- Tunnels Beach: 11.4 mi
- Hanakapiʻai Beach: 11.5 mi
- Secret Beach: 11.7 mi
- Malae Heiau: 10.4 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 10.6 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 10.7 mi
- Kukui Heiau: 10.8 mi
- heiau: 11.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.0 mi
- Native forest restoration: 11.3 mi
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve: 11.4 mi
- McBryde Garden: 11.5 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 12.7 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.5 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 12.6 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.6 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Oil House: 12.7 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 9.1 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 10.0 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 10.0 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 12.4 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Kauai Museum: 10.6 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 11.0 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 9.8 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 9.2 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 14.1 mi
- Polihale Spring: 15.9 mi
- Pihakekua: 14.1 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 6.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Wai‘ale‘ale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | S 176° | 1,587 m | 1.0 mi |
| Namolokama | N 2° | 1,347 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mamalahoa | N 351° | 1,141 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | WSW 254° | 1,047.9 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kaluaha'ula Ridge | W 275° | 1,044 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kapala'oa | S 181° | 1,009 m | 5.3 mi |
| Makaleha | NE 56° | 980 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pu'u Manu | N 353° | 977 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeville RCH 1117, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5181033838
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