Rainmaker Mountain
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.Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,680 feet
- Description: mountain in American Samoa
- Also known as: “North Pioa Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Park of American Samoa and Breakers Point Naval Guns.
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.
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.
Masefau Defensive Fortifications
Protected area
The Masefau Defensive Fortifications consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of Tutuila in the United States territory of American Samoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tutuila and Pago Pago.
Tutuila
Photo: Thatotherperson, Public domain.
Tutuila is the most populous island in American Samoa, and is home to its capital, Pago Pago, and principal airport. Tutuila is a fairly small and narrow island, measuring roughly 33 km across and little more than 3 mi from north to south at its widest point.
Pago Pago
Photo: Thatotherperson, Public domain.
Pago Pago is the capital city of American Samoa. In the Samoan language it is pronounced "Pahngo-Pahngo".
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.
Rainmaker Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.272° or 14° 16′ 19″ southLongitude
-170.6543° or 170° 39′ 16″ westElevation
1,680 feet (512 metres)Open location code
52QFP8HW+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 359258315OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7284933
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Rainmaker Mountain” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rainmaker Mountain”
- German: “Mount Pioa”
- Ladin: “Rainmaker Mountain”
- Russian: “Рейнмейкер”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sinapioa Mountain and South Pioa Mountain.
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