Kauai County, HI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kauai County, Hawaii, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 5,220 ft on Kawaikini
Elevation
5,220 ft 1,590 m3,920 ft 1,195 m3,260 ft 995 m1,960 ft 595 m650 ft 200 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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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
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kauai County averages about 1,170 ft (355 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 5,220 ft on Kawaikini.

Average elevation
1,170 ft 355 m
all land inside the county
Highest
5,220 ft 1,590 m
on Kawaikini
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean

Kauai County spans about 5,220 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.

FigureElevation
Average of all land1,170 ft355 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on Kawaikini (3DEP terrain model; no NGS survey height)
5,220 ft1,590 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m

Elevation profile, west to east

38 mi west to east through Kapaa.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kauai County, Hawaii, shaded from sea level on the Pacific Ocean to 5,220 ft on Kawaikini
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
County in Hawaii, United States
Population
73,840 2024 est.
Land area
619.8 sq mi + 646.5 sq mi water
Density
119 per sq mi
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC−10, no daylight saving
Drains to
Pacific Ocean 88%
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties nearest, by average

  1. Hawaii County3,900 ft
  2. Maui County1,770 ft
  3. Kalawao County1,210 ft
  4. Kauai County1,170 ft
  5. Honolulu County720 ft
  6. Aleutians East Borough, AK650 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Hawaii4th highest of 5
  • Counties in the United States1,152nd highest of 3,151

Peaks and hills highest inside

  • Waiʻaleʻale5,130 ft
  • Nāmolokama Mountain4,410 ft
  • Puʻukamaha4,330 ft
  • Wēkiu3,220 ft
  • Pānīʻau1,280 ft
All 24 towns in Kauai County by typical elevation
  1. Kalaheo640 ft
  2. Lawai560 ft
  3. Omao470 ft
  4. Wailua Homesteads330 ft
  5. Kilauea310 ft
  6. Puhi300 ft
  7. Koloa210 ft
  8. Princeville200 ft
  9. Lihue200 ft
  10. Kapaa180 ft
  11. Eleele170 ft
  12. Hanapepe170 ft
  13. Hanamaulu150 ft
  14. Kaumakani150 ft
  15. Kalihiwai150 ft
  16. Anahola110 ft
  17. Poipu90 ft
  18. Wailua54 ft
  19. Wainiha50 ft
  20. Pakala Village24 ft
  21. Haena19 ft
  22. Hanalei14 ft
  23. Kekaha13 ft
  24. Waimea, Kauai County12 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 2 arc-second (≈200 ft, 62 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, −4 ft at 21.6590° N, 160.5412° 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 counties 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 county 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).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • 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.