Mount Tapochau
Mount Tapochau is the highest point on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the center of the island, north of San Vicente village and northwest of Magicienne Bay.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,555 feet
- Description: highest point on the island of Saipan
- Also known as: “Mt. Tapochau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sugar King Park and Saipan Botanical Garden.
Sugar King Park
Park
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Sugar King Park is a municipal park located in Garapan, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands across from the NMI Museum of History and Culture. The park was named in honor of the "Sugar King" Haruji Matsue, director of the South Seas Development Company.
Japanese Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Japanese Lighthouse is an old lighthouse situated atop Navy Hill in Garapan, Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Kagman.
Capitol Hill
Village
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Capitol Hill is a settlement on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. It has a population of around 1,000. Capitol Hill has been the territory's seat of government since 1962.
Kannat Tabla
Village
Kannat Tabla is a settlement in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the middle of the island. It uses UTC+10:00 and its highest point is 374 feet.
Mount Tapochau
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.1862° or 15° 11′ 10″ northLongitude
145.7437° or 145° 44′ 38″ eastElevation
1,555 feet (474 metres)Open location code
7R775PPV+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1306334736OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q3274817
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Tapochau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Mount Tapochau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塔格波查峰”
- Chinese: “塔波查山”
- Czech: “Hora Tapočau”
- Dutch: “Mount Tapochau”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تاپوتشاو”
- German: “Mount Tapochau”
- Hausa: “Dutsen Tapochau”
- Italian: “Monte Tapochau”
- Japanese: “タッポーチョ山”
- Japanese: “タポーチョ山”
- Japanese: “タポチョ山”
- Korean: “타포차우산”
- Ladin: “Mount Tapochau”
- Malay: “Gunung Berapi Tapochau”
- Russian: “Тапочау”
- Spanish: “Monte Tapochau”
- Vietnamese: “Núi Tapochau”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Papago and As Falipe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Takpochao Ridge North and Bo’bo‘ Papago’.
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