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Waimoku Falls

Waimoku Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Magnetic Peak stands 3,052 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuʻahuʻula, a peak 0.8 miles away.

What the record says

Height
56 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.67933, -156.05687

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 23
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 1.4 mi
  • Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 2.9 mi
  • Fagan's Cross: 6.5 mi
  • Hana Lava Tube: 7.6 mi
  • Hana Lava Tubes: 7.7 mi
Parks: 22
Waterfalls: 17
Beaches: 11
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Sun Mei: 20.8 mi
  • Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 20.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 7.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Waimoku Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnetic PeakW 279°3,052 m12.7 mi
KilohanaWNW 285°2,906 m12.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakW 278°2,788 m11.0 mi
HanakauhiWNW 296°2,697 m8.8 mi
LauʻuluWNW 301°2,515 m6.9 mi
HaleakalāWNW 282°2,502 m7.7 mi
KamaʻoliʻiWNW 283°2,490 m11.3 mi
KumuʻiliahiW 279°2,479 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3619:08
September equinox06:1417:5218:22
December solstice06:5717:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737373747576777878777674
Precip in6.34.78.15.14.75.66.86.56.88.17.47.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Oct–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs56.753.281.848.932.025.331.332.337.951.776.476.1

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/616930645

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