Makahiku Falls
Makahiku Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Magnetic Peak stands 3,052 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Sacred Pools, a attraction 0.5 miles away.
The story
Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail.
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Wikidata Q38600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 55 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuʻahuʻula: 1.0 mi
- Mopua: 1.2 mi
- Papaloa: 1.5 mi
- Palikea: 1.7 mi
- Puʻukue: 2.2 mi
- Seven Sacred Pools: 0.5 mi
- Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 2.7 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 7.1 mi
- Love: 8.2 mi
- Hana Lava Tube: 8.4 mi
- Waimoku Falls: 1.1 mi
- Wailua Falls: 1.8 mi
- Kanahuali‘i Falls: 2.0 mi
- Kekuapo‘owai Falls: 2.0 mi
- Waihi‘umalu Falls: 2.2 mi
- Kīpahulu Point Park: 1.0 mi
- Hana Ball Park: 7.4 mi
- Paani Mai Park: 7.5 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 7.5 mi
- Waiʻānapanapa State Park: 9.0 mi
- Waihī Spring: 2.0 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 4.0 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 4.3 mi
- Waiu Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Spring: 10.8 mi
- Hamoa beach: 5.5 mi
- Kōkī Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 6.2 mi
- Red Sand Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 7.6 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 7.0 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 8.8 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 9.0 mi
- Nuu: 9.0 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 11.5 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 9.2 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 14.6 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 24.7 mi
- Sun Mei: 21.3 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 21.3 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Makahiku Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Peak | WNW 283° | 3,052 m | 13.3 mi |
| Kilohana | WNW 289° | 2,906 m | 13.1 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | WNW 282° | 2,788 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hanakauhi | WNW 300° | 2,697 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lauʻulu | NW 305° | 2,515 m | 7.8 mi |
| Haleakalā | WNW 287° | 2,502 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kamaʻoliʻi | WNW 287° | 2,490 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kumuʻiliahi | WNW 284° | 2,479 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:52 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 17:17 | 17:49 |
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 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, under a mile away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Oct–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 56.7 | 53.2 | 81.8 | 48.9 | 32.0 | 25.3 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 37.9 | 51.7 | 76.4 | 76.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Oheo Gulch at dam near Kipahulu, Maui, HI, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Haleakalā National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/571151115
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 8 mi
- Maui · 20 mi
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