Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark
Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark is a park in Eastern District, American Samoa. Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark is situated nearby to the village Lauli’i, as well as near Aʻumi, American Samoa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainmaker Mountain and Breakers Point Naval Guns.
Rainmaker Mountain
Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainmaker Mountain is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.
Breakers Point Naval Guns
Protected area
The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. It consists of two 6-inch Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted on circular concrete platforms about 200-foot above sea level at the end of Papatele Ridge, which flanks the east side of Pago Pago Harbor.
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. Jean P. Haydon Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aʻumi, American Samoa and Afono.
Aʻumi, American Samoa
Village
Aʻumi is a village on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located to the east of Pago Pago Harbor and west of Alega. Fatutoʻaga Rock is an islet which lies outside Lauliʻi near Aumi.
Afono
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afono is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa.
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. Atuʻu, American Samoa is situated 2 miles west of Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark.
Rainmaker Mountain National Natural Landmark
- Type: Park
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, United States, North America
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Latitude
-14.27639° or 14° 16′ 35″ southLongitude
-170.65306° or 170° 39′ 11″ westElevation
1,690 feet (515 metres)Open location code
52QFP8FW+CQGeoNames ID
5880988
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lauli’i and Aua.
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