Sleeping Giant
Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻa in the Nounou Forest Reserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,129 feet
- Description: mountain ridge on the island of Kauai near Kapaa, Hawaii, U.S
- Also known as: “Nounou” and “Nounou (Sleeping Giant)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls and Wailua Falls.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls is a waterfall located on the ʻŌpaekaʻa Stream in Wailua River State Park on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is a 151-foot waterfall that flows over basalt from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.
Wailua Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Caracas1830, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, part of the US state of Hawaii. The 173 foot falls are located on the South Fork Wailua River near Lihue.
Kukui Heiau
Temple
Photo: Sho73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kukui Heiau, near Wailua, Hawaii, also known as ʻAʻa Kukui, is a historic archeological site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wailuā Homesteads and Wailua.
Wailuā Homesteads
Suburb
Wailua Homesteads is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. The population was 5,863 at the 2020 census, up from 4,567 at the 2000 census.
Wailua
Village
Photo: Hotboxers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wailua is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,359 at the 2020 census, up from 2,083 at the 2000 census.
Kapaa
Town
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kapaʻa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the most populous town in the island of Kauai, with a population of 11,652 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,471 at the 2000 census.
Sleeping Giant
- Category: landform
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.06141° or 22° 3′ 41″ northLongitude
-159.35483° or 159° 21′ 17″ westElevation
1,129 feet (344 metres)Open location code
73J23J6W+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3866624432OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Sleeping Giant” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sleeping Giant”
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