Oloʻupena Falls
Oloʻupena Falls is a waterfall located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai, and at 2,953 feet is unofficially cited as the fourth highest waterfall in the world, and the highest in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ham Radio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: tiered waterfall in Molokai, Hawaii and the tallest waterfall in the United States
- Also known as: “‘Olo’upena Falls” and “Oloupena Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls and Oloku‘i.
Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls
Waterfall
Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall on the north side of Molokai, Hawaii. At 2,756 feet, is the 8th tallest waterfall in the world.
Oloku‘i
Peak
Olokui is the second highest peak on the island of Molokai, surpassed by only Kamakou. At 4,602 feet, it marks the divide between the Pelekunu and Wailau valleys. Oloku‘i is situated 2 miles south of Oloʻupena Falls.
Oloʻupena Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.16066° or 21° 9′ 38″ northLongitude
-156.85641° or 156° 51′ 23″ westElevation
1,289 feet (393 metres)Open location code
73H5546V+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 7727637510OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
Discover Oloʻupena Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Oloʻupena Falls” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Olo’upena ur-jauziak”
- Catalan: “Cascades Olo’upena”
- Catalan: “Cascades Oloupena”
- Chinese: “奧洛烏佩納瀑布”
- Czech: “Olo’upena Falls”
- Czech: “Olo’upena”
- Dutch: “Oloʻupena Falls”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اولووپينا فالس”
- French: “chutes Oloʻupena”
- French: “Chutes Oloʻupena”
- German: “ʻOloʻupena Falls”
- Hawaiian: “‘Olo‘upena Falls”
- Hebrew: “מפל אולואופנה”
- Kazakh: “Олоупена”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار اولو اوپنا”
- Mazanderani: “اولو اوپنا”
- Persian: “آبشار اولوپنا”
- Persian: “ابشار اولو اوپنا”
- Polish: “Oloʻupena”
- Portuguese: “Cataratas Olo’upena”
- Russian: “Олоупена”
- Tajik: “Обшори Олоупена”
- Tajik: “Олоупена”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Олоупена”
- Ukrainian: “Олоупена”
- Urdu: “اولو اوپینا آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “اولو اوپینا آبشار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waimana and Kawela Intake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ʻOloʻupena and Hāloku Falls.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oloʻupena Falls”. Photo: Ham Radio, CC BY-SA 3.0.