Kipu Falls
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Kipu Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Jump Zipline, a attraction 1.5 miles away.
The story
Kīpū Falls is a waterfall in East Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Kīpū Falls has a dangerous reputation due to drowning deaths of five people in a five-year span, as well as numerous other injuries. Due to the drowning deaths, Grove Farms Company, which owns the land where the falls are located, decided to block off the access route. From a legal perspective, visitors were trespassing, as the falls were not actually open to the public. Injuries became more prevalent after guide books began publicizing the falls. Kīpū Falls is also widely known for being the filming location of the introduction scene of the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Wikidata Q37338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Water Jump Zipline: 1.5 mi
- Tree Tunnel: 2.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.1 mi
- The Village Marketplace: 4.3 mi
- Jack Harter Helicopters: 4.3 mi
- Pua Loke Park: 3.3 mi
- Kalena Park: 3.8 mi
- Lihue County Park: 3.8 mi
- Weliweli Park: 5.1 mi
- Rayno Park: 5.3 mi
- Hali`i Falls: 4.4 mi
- Wailua Falls: 6.3 mi
- Kahili Falls: 7.2 mi
- Manawaiopuna Falls: 7.2 mi
- Kaukiuki Falls: 7.3 mi
- Hāʻula Beach: 3.8 mi
- Kalapaki Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hanamaulu Beach: 5.8 mi
- Kiahuna Beach: 5.8 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.0 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 3.7 mi
- Heiau Hoʻouluia: 4.9 mi
- Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Malae Heiau: 8.2 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 8.3 mi
- Moir Garden: 5.7 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 6.5 mi
- McBryde Garden: 6.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.2 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 19.2 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 19.2 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 19.2 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- Oil House: 19.4 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 11.1 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 18.0 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 18.0 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 18.4 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 18.4 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 3.5 mi
- Kauai Museum: 3.7 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 18.0 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 19.6 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 18.7 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 10.1 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 21.1 mi
- Polihale Spring: 23.2 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Pihakekua: 5.7 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kipu Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | NW 326° | 1,587 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | NNW 329° | 1,569 m | 9.6 mi |
| Kapala'oa | WNW 300° | 1,009 m | 5.9 mi |
| Kahili | WNW 291° | 941.5 m | 5.0 mi |
| Haʻupu | SSE 147° | 700 m | 2.2 mi |
| Kalualea | W 273° | 562.4 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hokulei | ESE 122° | 507.8 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hokunui | ESE 113° | 490.1 m | 3.2 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 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
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 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahaulepu 941.1, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Dec, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 15.6 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 16.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lawai Str nr Koloa, Kauai, HI, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1275474579
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