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Mohihi Falls

Mohihi Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Mohihi Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 757 m. Pihea stands 1,306 m to the north, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kohua Ridge, a peak 0.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates22.11489, -159.62165

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 40
Parks: 37
  • Milolii State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Hāʻena Beach Park: 8.1 mi
  • Waioli Beach Park: 9.7 mi
  • Wai'oli Park: 9.8 mi
  • Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Moeloa Falls: 0.7 mi
  • ‘Awini Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Waipo'o Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Wai‘alae Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Puwainui Falls: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 20
Historic sites: 15
  • heiau: 7.6 mi
  • Captain Cook statue: 11.4 mi
  • Merchant Marine: 11.6 mi
  • Coast Guard: 11.6 mi
  • Air Force: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Wave Sculpture: 9.6 mi
  • Mark Daniells Gallery: 9.6 mi
  • Weaving Lauhala: 11.6 mi
  • Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 11.6 mi
  • Lilo & Stitch: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Kukui Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Hanalei Pier: 10.4 mi
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Mohihi Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PiheaN1,306 m2.8 mi
Kohua RidgeS1,151 m0.6 mi
MamalahoaENE1,141 m7.7 mi
Pu'u HinahinaW1,108 m3.3 mi
Puʻu LuaWSW1,060 m4.1 mi
Ka'ouWSW1,057 m2.4 mi
Ka‘anakeakuaSSE1,048 m5.1 mi
Kaluaha'ula RidgeSSE1,044 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:2118:50
June solstice05:5618:5319:26
September equinox06:2818:0618:36
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, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs50.142.149.843.325.316.921.820.214.220.442.250.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kawaikoi Stream nr Waimea, Kauai, HI, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1275353547

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