Lepue Crater
Lepue Crater is a crater in Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa. Lepue Crater is situated nearby to the village Faleasao, as well as near the hamlet Si‘ufaga.- Type: Crater
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Lepu`e Crater”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lata Mountain and Tau Airport.
Lata Mountain
Peak
Lata Mountain is the summit of the island of Taʻū in the Manuʻa Islands. The summit of Lata Mountain is the highest point in American Samoa. The easiest route up is a 2.5mi trail maintained by the National Park Service. Lata Mountain is situated 2 miles east of Lepue Crater.
Tau Airport
Ruins
Tau Airport was a privately owned, private-use airport located 1.6 kilometers southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States. Tau Airport is situated 2 miles west of Lepue Crater.
Tui Manu’a Graves Monument
Protected area
The Tui Manu'a Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Ta'u, the largest island of the Manu'a group in American Samoa. It is located northwest of the junction of Ta'u Village and Ta'u Island Roads on the west side of the island. Tui Manu’a Graves Monument is situated 2 miles west of Lepue Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faleasao and Ta’u.
Faleasao
Village
Faleāsao is a village in American Samoa. Administratively, it is located in Faleāsao County, Manuʻa District, on the northern shore of Taʻū Island. It is divided into two sub-villages: Siʻuaʻi, consisting of the eastern half; and Tufulele, consisting of the western half. Faleasao is situated 2 miles west of Lepue Crater.
Ta’u
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.
Fitiuta
Village
Fitiuta, also known as Fiti'uta or Maia, is a village on the northeast coast of Taʻū island, one of the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa. As of the 2010 United States census, it had a population of 153. Fitiuta is situated 4 miles east of Lepue Crater.
Lepue Crater
- Categories: volcanic crater and landform
- Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lepue Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lepue Crater”
- Dutch: “Lepue Crater”
- Swedish: “Lepue Crater”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Vailega Spring and Loto Point.
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