Lake · Hawaii

Lake Waiau

3,971 m13,028 ft

Tonight: 38°FRain showers · Wind 8–17 mph WSW

Lake Waiau is a lake at 3,971 m above sea level in Hawaii, United States.

All facts

Surface elevation: 3,971 m

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3D map

Lake Waiau 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Waiau terrain and contours

25 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Waiau elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Waiau weather

Today · Rain showers at night · 38 / 47°F (3 / 8°C) · 37% chance of precipitation · Wind 8–12 mph SSW

Lake Waiau forecast for about 3,926 m.

Today38°47°37%8–12 mph SSW
Sat40°48°1%17–26 mph W
Sun40°46°6%18–23 mph W
Mon40°48°29%25–35 mph W
Tue40°48°58%37–44 mph WSW
Wed40°48°66%35–38 mph W
Thu40°48°58%33–38 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 16:01 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Waiau

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Waiau, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest trailhead
Lower Lake Waiau Trailhead
1.0 km E
Directions Map
Nearest parking
Lake Waiau Parking Lot
1.0 km E · +2 more within 1.7 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Lower Lake Waiau TrailheadTrailhead	1.0 km E
Lake Waiau Parking LotParking	1.0 km E
Parking	1.4 km NNE
Parking	1.7 km N

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 69% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

68.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

30.0%

Steep, 30–45°

1.4%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 1.4% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view: 716 m low point 3,491 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 99.0%Grassland 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 2 km of Lake Waiau.

Summit list 8

1Puʻuwaiau4,014 m 0.3 km SSW
2Puʻuhaukea4,098 m 0.6 km ENE
3Keanakāko‘i3,836 m 1.0 km SE
4Puʻupoliʻahu4,155 m 1.1 km NNW
5Mauna Kea4,205 m 1.4 km NE
6Puʻuhauʻoki4,160 m 1.7 km NNE
7Puʻukea4,173 m 1.8 km NNE
8Puʻulīlīnoe3,959 m 1.9 km E

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 61 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Mountain pili17
Black spleenwort14
Great mullein8
Māmane7
Madagascar Ragwort5
Erckel's Spurfowl4

Where it sits

Where Lake Waiau sits

Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Lake Waiau downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLake Waiau satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-28.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-28)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Lake Waiau

West → east through the centre

Nearest trailhead

Nearest parking