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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
Parks: 22
Attractions: 20
  • 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
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Beaches: 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 PeakW3,052 m12.7 mi
KilohanaWNW2,906 m12.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakW2,788 m11.0 mi
HanakauhiWNW2,697 m8.8 mi
LauʻuluWNW2,515 m6.9 mi
HaleakalāWNW2,502 m7.7 mi
KamaʻoliʻiWNW2,490 m11.3 mi
KumuʻiliahiW2,479 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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