Lata Mountain
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,071 feet
- Description: highest point in American Samoa
- Also known as: “Mount Latu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fitiuta Airport.
Fitiuta Airport
Aerodrome
Fitiuta Airport is a public airport located in Fiti‘uta, a village on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fitiuta and Faleasao.
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.
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.
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.
Lata Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.23304° or 14° 13′ 59″ southLongitude
-169.45243° or 169° 27′ 9″ westElevation
3,071 feet (936 metres)Open location code
52QGQG8X+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 359258220OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Lata Mountain” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Lata mendia”
- Basque: “Lata Mountain”
- Basque: “Mauga Lata”
- Basque: “Mount Lata”
- Catalan: “Lata Mountain”
- Cebuano: “Lata Mountain”
- Chinese: “拉塔山”
- Czech: “Lata”
- Dutch: “Lata Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لاتا”
- French: “Lata”
- German: “Lata”
- Greek: “Όρος Λάτα”
- Japanese: “ラタ山”
- Ladin: “Lata Mountain”
- Latin: “Lata”
- Lithuanian: “Latos kalnas”
- Polish: “Lata”
- Pushto: “لاتا غر”
- Russian: “Лата”
- Slovenian: “Lata”
- Swedish: “Lata Mountain”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leusoali‘i and Si‘ufaga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mataitutua Rock and Olotania Crater.
American Samoa: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Pago Pago, Tutuila, National Park of American Samoa, and Ta’u.
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