Mount ʻAlava
Mount ʻAlava is the second-highest mountain on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. Its summit has an elevation of 491 meters. The summit of the mountain can be reached via the Mount Alava Trail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 33 feet
- Description: mountain in the National Park of American Samoa
- Also known as: “`Alava Ridge”, “Alava Mountain”, “Alava Peak”, “Mount `Alava”, and “Mount Alava”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Satala Cemetery.
National Park of American Samoa
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
National Park of American Samoa is in the US territory of American Samoa. The Samoan village leaders and the US Congress have set aside the finest samples of these islands' land and seascapes as a national park.
Satala Cemetery
Protected area
The Satala Cemetery is located on the north side of Pago Pago Harbor on the island of Tutuila, the largest in American Samoa. The cemetery was established, apparently late in the 19th century, by the United States Navy, as an interment site for foreigners on the island.
Jean P. Haydon Museum
Museum
The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum in Pago Pago dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa. It contains a collection of canoes, coconut-shell combs, pigs’ tusk armlets and native pharmacopoeia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atuʻu, American Samoa and Fagatogo.
Atuʻu, American Samoa
Village
Atuʻu is a village on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located on the coast of Pago Pago Harbor, close to the capital, Pago Pago. Atuʻu is the location of two tuna canneries, the main employers in American Samoa.
Fagatogo
Village
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fagatogo is the downtown area of Pago Pago. Located in the low grounds at the foot of Matafao Peak, it was the location of the first American settlement on Tutuila Island.
Vatia
Village
Photo: Eddy23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vatia is a village on Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It is a north shore village located on Vatia Bay. The road to Vatia, American Samoa Highway 006, is the only road going through National Park of American Samoa.
Mount ʻAlava
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-14.26512° or 14° 15′ 54″ southLongitude
-170.68781° or 170° 41′ 16″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
52QFP8M6+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 359258148OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Mount ʻAlava” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Alava mendia”
- Cebuano: “Alava Mountain”
- Dutch: “Alava Mountain”
- Dutch: “Mount ʻAlava”
- Spanish: “Monte Alava”
- Swedish: “Alava Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Satala Power Plant and Old Vatia.
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