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Kepapa Spring

Kepapa Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Kepapa Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. Pihea stands 1,306 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Papaʻalai, a peak 1.8 miles away.

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Coordinates22.08349, -159.71710
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Papaʻalai: 1.8 mi
  • Puʻu Lua: 2.5 mi
  • Kāʻana: 2.8 mi
  • Pōhakumanō: 3.2 mi
  • Puʻukapele: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 39
Waterfalls: 36
  • Waipo'o Falls: 3.8 mi
  • ‘Awini Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Moeloa Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Mohihi Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Hoolea Falls: 7.1 mi
Parks: 33
  • Milolii State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Kekaha Beach Park: 7.7 mi
  • Faye Park: 7.8 mi
  • Waimea Athletic Field: 9.0 mi
  • Hapokele Park: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 19
Historic sites: 16
  • Merchant Marine: 5.2 mi
  • Coast Guard: 5.2 mi
  • Air Force: 5.3 mi
  • Kauai Veteran’s Eternal Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Navy: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 7
Lighthouses: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Lilo & Stitch: 14.5 mi
  • Mark Daniells Gallery: 15.9 mi
  • Wave Sculpture: 15.9 mi
  • Weaving Lauhala: 17.9 mi
  • Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Kukui Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Hanalei Pier: 16.6 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Kepapa Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PiheaNE 52°1,306 m8.1 mi
Kohua RidgeENE 76°1,150.6 m6.4 mi
Pu'u HinahinaENE 62°1,108 m3.3 mi
Puʻu LuaE 79°1,059.5 m2.5 mi
Ka'ouENE 71°1,057 m4.1 mi
Ka‘anakeakuaESE 109°1,047.9 m8.3 mi
Kaluaha'ula RidgeE 92°1,044 m6.6 mi
KipoleESE 110°908.3 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:2118:51
June solstice05:5718:5419:26
September equinox06:2818:0718:36
December solstice07:1417:2818:01

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657596063646564636158
Precip in7.95.87.44.23.22.21.82.32.24.66.19.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanalohuluhulu 1075, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs90.083.490.464.639.024.127.628.220.629.959.0102

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Waimea River US of Kekaha-waiahulu Int., Kauai, HI, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Kaua'i 'Elepaio17 obs
  • ʻŌhiʻa Lehua10 obs
  • Iliau8 obs
  • ʻŌlapa7 obs
  • Golden Hala Pepe7 obs
  • Green Sea Turtle6 obs
  • 'Iliahi6 obs
  • hāhā'aiakamanu5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1313795368

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