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Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls

Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the south-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wailele Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.

The story

Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall on the north side of Molokai, Hawaii. At 2,756 feet (840 m), is the 8th tallest waterfall in the world.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3410394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16060, -156.85156

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 27
  • ʻOloʻupena: 0.4 mi
  • Waipū: 0.9 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 7.8 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.9 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 8.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 8.8 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 8.9 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 9.5 mi
Parks: 13
  • One Alii Beach Park: 10.8 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 12.9 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 16.8 mi
  • Napili Park: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Wailele Falls: 0.2 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Kahiwa Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Pāpalaua Falls: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 6.3 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 6.6 mi
  • Mana Heiau: 7.1 mi
  • Papa Heiau: 7.4 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 8.7 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 23.9 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 23.9 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSSW 196°1,506 m3.9 mi
UapaSSW 199°1,504 m3.9 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSSW 203°1,462 m3.9 mi
KaholoapeleS 191°1,450 m4.0 mi
OlokuʻiS 177°1,403 m1.9 mi
KaunuohuaSW 214°1,379 m3.9 mi
PākuʻiS 180°1,321 m4.0 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSW 225°1,310 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4019:13
September equinox06:1717:5518:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.72.83.12.51.71.41.71.70.61.63.34.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge EF Kawela Gulch nr Kamalo, Molokai, HI, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7727639216

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