Hawaii Elevation & Topographic Map
Elevation
13,800 ft 4,205 m10,350 ft 3,155 m8,630 ft 2,630 m5,180 ft 1,580 m1,730 ft 525 m0 ft 0 m
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USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
How to use this mapviews, tools and data
- Elevation
- Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
- Satellite
- A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
- 3D
- Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
- Click or tap anywhere
- The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
- Measure
- Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
- State area
- Fades everything outside the official state boundary (US Census).
Elevation Data
Hawaii averages about 2,950 ft (900 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 13,803 ft on Mauna Kea.
Average elevation
2,950 ft 900 m
all land in Hawaii
Highest
13,803 ft 4,207 m
on Mauna Kea
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean
Hawaii spans about 13,800 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.
| Figure | Elevation |
|---|---|
| Average of all land | 2,950 ft900 m |
| Highest point In Hawaii, on Mauna Kea (NGS survey height) | 13,803 ft4,207 m |
| Lowest point Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean | 0 ft0 m |
Elevation profile, south to north
29 mi south to north through Urban Honolulu.
Topographic Map
- Location
- State in the Pacific division of the West region, United States
- Population
- 1,446,146 2024 est.
- Land area
- 6,422.6 sq mi + 4,547.3 sq mi water
- Density
- 225 per sq mi
- Counties
- 5
- Time zone
- Hawaii-Aleutian UTC−10, no daylight saving
- Drains to
- Pacific Ocean 98%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS
Nearby Places
Neighboring states nearest, by average
- Oregon3,540 ft
- Hawaii2,950 ft
- California2,820 ft
- Alaska1,570 ft
Rankings by average elevation
- States in the United States10th highest of 52
Peaks and hills highest inside
- Mauna Kea13,803 ft
- Mauna Loa13,670 ft
- Puʻuʻulaʻula10,020 ft
- Hanakauhi8,907 ft
- Hualālai8,260 ft
All 5 counties by average elevation
- Hawaii County3,900 ft
- Maui County1,770 ft
- Kalawao County1,210 ft
- Kauai County1,170 ft
- Honolulu County720 ft
All 74 tribal lands by average elevation
- Homuula-Upper Piihonua Hawaiian Home Land6,780 ft
- Kahikinui Hawaiian Home Land3,620 ft
- Nienie Hawaiian Home Land3,360 ft
- Pauahi Hawaiian Home Land3,330 ft
- Puukapu Hawaiian Home Land3,120 ft
- Kaohe-Olaa Hawaiian Home Land3,060 ft
- Keoniki Hawaiian Home Land3,000 ft
- Honokaia Hawaiian Home Land2,910 ft
- Kamoku-Kapulena Hawaiian Home Land2,620 ft
- Lalamilo Hawaiian Home Land2,300 ft
- Kawaihae Hawaiian Home Land2,000 ft
- Waiohinu Hawaiian Home Land1,700 ft
- Waiohuli (Residential) Hawaiian Home Land1,650 ft
- Keokea (Agricultural) Hawaiian Home Land1,580 ft
- Lanai City Hawaiian Home Land1,560 ft
- Waimea Hawaiian Home Land1,430 ft
- Kaumana Hawaiian Home Land1,100 ft
- Kamiloloa-Makakupaia Hawaiian Home Land1,000 ft
- Kapaakea Hawaiian Home Land920 ft
- Honomu Hawaiian Home Land900 ft
- Ualapue Hawaiian Home Land750 ft
- Waimanalo Hawaiian Home Land740 ft
- Kalamaula Hawaiian Home Land680 ft
- Haiku Hawaiian Home Land610 ft
- Nanakuli Hawaiian Home Land600 ft
- Keahuolu Hawaiian Home Land580 ft
- Waiku-Hana Hawaiian Home Land510 ft
- Hoolehua-Palaau Hawaiian Home Land470 ft
- South Maui Hawaiian Home Land470 ft
- Moloaa Hawaiian Home Land470 ft
- Makuu Hawaiian Home Land420 ft
- Kalaupapa Hawaiian Home Land420 ft
- Kamaoa-Puueo Hawaiian Home Land400 ft
- Anahola (Residential) Hawaiian Home Land370 ft
- Kalawahine Hawaiian Home Land370 ft
- Honokowai Hawaiian Home Land350 ft
- Papakolea Hawaiian Home Land350 ft
- Piihonua Hawaiian Home Land340 ft
- Kalaoa Hawaiian Home Land330 ft
- Waianae Hawaiian Home Land330 ft
- Kealakehe Hawaiian Home Land300 ft
- Wailau Hawaiian Home Land300 ft
- Keanae-Wailuanui Hawaiian Home Land270 ft
- Lualualei Hawaiian Home Land230 ft
- Kewalo Hawaiian Home Land190 ft
- Ponohawaii Hawaiian Home Land170 ft
- Anahola (Agricultural) Hawaiian Home Land170 ft
- Panaewa (Agricultural) Hawaiian Home Land140 ft
- Waiahole Hawaiian Home Land120 ft
- Hanapepe Hawaiian Home Land120 ft
- Leialii Hawaiian Home Land100 ft
- Panaewa (Residential) Hawaiian Home Land99 ft
- Waiakea Hawaiian Home Land86 ft
- East Kapolei Hawaiian Home Land85 ft
- Wailua Hawaiian Home Land78 ft
- Waiehu Hawaiian Home Land78 ft
- Waiawa Hawaiian Home Land76 ft
- Paukukalo Hawaiian Home Land74 ft
- Kanehili Hawaiian Home Land73 ft
- Pulehunui Hawaiian Home Land68 ft
- Waianae Kai Hawaiian Home Land67 ft
- Maluohai Hawaiian Home Land66 ft
- Kaupea Hawaiian Home Land61 ft
- Kapolei Hawaiian Home Land59 ft
- Upolu Hawaiian Home Land45 ft
- Kakaina-Kumuhau Hawaiian Home Land42 ft
- Kalaeloa Hawaiian Home Land30 ft
- Waimanu Hawaiian Home Land25 ft
- Princess Kahanu Estates Hawaiian Home Land25 ft
- Kekaha Hawaiian Home Land21 ft
- Keaukaha Hawaiian Home Land19 ft
- Maili Hawaiian Home Land11 ft
- Kapaa Hawaiian Home Land8 ft
- Honolulu Makai Hawaiian Home Land6 ft
How we measure
- Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census state boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 20 arc-second (≈2,030 ft, 617 m) grid, coarsened from 1 arc-second so the whole area fits one run. Land means the boundary minus Census area water (on this grid, water areas of at least half a cell).
- Highest and lowest: the highest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 highest grid cells; it is a named summit, so its height is the peak method: the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it. Lowest: the lowest land cell, re-read at 1 arc-second around the 25 lowest grid cells; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
- Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, −7 ft at 20.1251° N, 155.5987° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
- Nearby Places: neighboring states and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the state with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
- Counties: each one's average on its own grid (1 arc-second, coarser for the largest), the same figure its own page shows.
- Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
- Datum: local mean sea level (Hawaii has no national vertical datum). NGS plans to replace local mean sea level with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
- Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.