Waimea, HI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Waimea, Hawaii, shaded from 1,010 ft on the northeast side to 4,080 ft on Hāloa
Elevation
4,080 ft 1,245 m3,310 ft 1,010 m2,930 ft 890 m2,160 ft 660 m1,390 ft 425 m1,010 ft 305 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Waimea sits at about 2,860 ft (870 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,860 ft 870 m
most residents: 2,400–3,000 ft
Lowest
1,010 ft 305 m
on the northeast side
Highest
4,080 ft 1,245 m
on Hāloa
Average
2,910 ft 885 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Waimea spans about 3,070 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
2,860 ft870 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on Hāloa
4,080 ft1,245 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast side
1,010 ft305 m
Town center
USGS map point for Waimea
2,670 ft815 m
Airport (MUE)
FAA airport elevation, the highest point of its runways
2,671 ft814 m
Average of all land2,910 ft885 m
Nearest peak
Kaumu o Kaleihoohie, 3.1 mi northwest of the CDP boundary
5,490 ft1,675 m

Elevation profile, west to east

8.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Waimea, Hawaii, shaded from 1,010 ft on the northeast side to 4,080 ft on Hāloa
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 500 ft (152 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Population
9,904 2020 Census
Land area
39.4 sq mi
Density
251 per sq mi
Coordinates
20.0231° N, 155.6717° W
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC−10, no daylight saving
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
Airport
Waimea-Kohala (MUE) 2,671 ft
ZIP codes 1
96743
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, FAA

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Waimea2,860 ft
  2. Honokaa1,190 ft
  3. Waikoloa Village830 ft
  4. Hawi670 ft
  5. Kukuihaele630 ft
  6. Paauilo630 ft
  7. Halaula520 ft
  8. Laupahoehoe460 ft
  9. Kapaau450 ft
  10. Waikoloa Beach Resort62 ft
  11. Puako29 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mauna Kea13,803 ft
  • Mauna Loa13,670 ft
  • Hanakauhi8,907 ft
  • Hualālai8,260 ft
  • Kaumu o Kaleihoohie5,490 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) 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).
  • 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 (FAA airport elevation, 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.
  • Waimea is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); FAA airport data; BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.