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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: 43
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: 35
  • 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: 16
  • 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
PiheaN 6°1,306 m2.8 mi
Kohua RidgeS 173°1,150.6 m0.6 mi
MamalahoaENE 64°1,141 m7.7 mi
Pu'u HinahinaW 259°1,108 m3.3 mi
Puʻu LuaWSW 245°1,059.5 m4.1 mi
Ka'ouWSW 249°1,057 m2.4 mi
Ka‘anakeakuaSSE 161°1,047.9 m5.1 mi
Kaluaha'ula RidgeSSE 169°1,044 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 5080 °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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