Sleeping Giant (Kauai)

Nounou the Sleeping Giant.

Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain,^[1] is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻa in the on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. The formation received its common English name both from its resemblance to a reclining human figure, and from a Native Hawaiian legend about a giant who, after great labor or overeating, lay to rest and is yet to awaken. Today Sleeping Giant is a major landmark for tourists visiting Kauai. Hiking trails lead to the highest point of the ridge, or what resembles a forehead. It is located at

22°3′39″N 159°21′19″W / 22.06083°N 159.35528°WCoordinates:

22°3′39″N 159°21′19″W / 22.06083°N 159.35528°W.^[2]

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nounou Mountain

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleeping Giant

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