Upper Waikani Falls
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Upper Waikani Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Pākaʻaoʻao stands 3,006 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Waikani Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.
The story
Waterfall on the Hana Highway in Hawaii.
Wikidata Q111449025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuililua: 1.0 mi
- Keʻanae Uka: 1.9 mi
- Puʻuokoholā: 3.2 mi
- Puʻukūkae: 6.0 mi
- Puʻuhīnaʻi: 6.1 mi
- Garden of Eden Arboretum: 3.7 mi
- Twin Falls Park: 8.7 mi
- Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Waiʻānapanapa State Park: 9.5 mi
- Paani Mai Park: 10.8 mi
- Blacksand Beach: 9.2 mi
- Waikoloa Beach: 11.0 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 11.3 mi
- Red Sand Beach: 11.5 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 12.0 mi
- Ching's Pond: 1.8 mi
- Kaumahina State Park: 3.3 mi
- Rainbow Eucalyptus: 5.4 mi
- Hana Lava Tubes: 7.8 mi
- Hana Lava Tube: 7.9 mi
- Waikani Falls: 0.2 mi
- Kopiliula Falls: 0.9 mi
- Keaku Falls: 1.0 mi
- Waiokuna Falls: 1.3 mi
- Waiokilo Falls: 1.3 mi
- ʻŌhiʻa Spring: 1.3 mi
- Pali Spring: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring: 2.5 mi
- Hanawī Springs: 2.5 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 12.6 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 2.9 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 9.3 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 9.9 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 10.8 mi
- Nuu: 14.4 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 11.2 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 20.6 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 23.1 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 24.1 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 6.9 mi
- Bush: 24.5 mi
- Sun Mei: 18.3 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 18.3 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 19.8 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 1.7 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Upper Waikani Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pākaʻaoʻao | SW 221° | 3,006 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kilohana | SW 222° | 2,906 m | 9.9 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | SSW 212° | 2,788 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hanakauhi | SSW 201° | 2,697 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lauʻulu | S 185° | 2,515 m | 7.0 mi |
| Haleakalā | SSW 194° | 2,502 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kamaʻoliʻi | SW 216° | 2,490 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kumuʻiliahi | SSW 205° | 2,479 m | 9.9 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 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:53 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 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 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hana AP 355, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 38.0 | 42.6 | 52.8 | 49.2 | 27.8 | 15.3 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 17.6 | 22.9 | 43.1 | 44.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge West Wailuaiki Stream near Keanae, Maui, HI, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4527540268
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 8 mi
- Maui · 12 mi
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