The Needle
The Needle is a peak in Maui County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 2,215 feet. The Needle is situated nearby to the neighborhood Wailuku Heights, as well as near Hopoi Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Shonebrooks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include ʻĪao Valley and West Maui Mountains.
ʻĪao Valley
Park
Iao Valley, is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located 3.1 miles west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
West Maui Mountains
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The West Maui Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western quarter of Maui.
Puʻukukui
Peak
Photo: Sara Golemon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Puʻu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaiʻi, the highest of the West Maui Mountains. The 5,788-foot summit rises above the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an 8,661-acre private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wailuku and Waikapu.
Wailuku
Photo: 293.xx.xxx.xx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wailuku, on Maui, is the seat of Maui County. Unlike the commercial center of Kahului, Wailuku has a small-town plantation feel centered around its Main Street.
Waihe‘e
Suburb
Waiheʻe-Waiehu is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 9,234 at the 2020 census.
The Needle
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,215 feet
- Also known as: “‘Iao Needle” and “Kūkae-moku”
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.88429° or 20° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
-156.55103° or 156° 33′ 4″ westElevation
2,215 feet (675 metres)Open location code
73G5VCMX+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7727356375OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“The Needle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Needle (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Hawaii)”
- Cebuano: “The Needle”
- Dutch: “The Needle”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wailuku Heights and Hopoi Village.
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Highlights include Iao Needle and Needle Viewpoint.
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