Rainmaker Mountain
Above the bay.
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Pago Pago Harbor is a deep bay on Tutuila, one of the largest natural harbours in the world, with Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, at its inner end, about 2 km in a straight line east of the town centre. It is among the deepest and finest harbours in the South Pacific. The bay is all that remains of the crater of the volcano that built Tutuila: one wall collapsed and the sea flooded in, leaving it sheltered from the ocean on almost every side. It is more than 120 m deep and about 3 km long, and it has the highest rainfall of any harbour in the world. Steep forest-covered mountains ring the bay, among them Mount ʻAlava, Matafao and Mount Pioa, known as Rainmaker Mountain, with clouds often gathering around their peaks. Small villages line its shores one after another, fishing boats and cruise ships moor in it, and mountain roads above give views over the dark blue water and green peaks. Visiting and walking around the harbour are free. Rain is frequent, so bring a jacket, and the bay looks best from the high lookouts on the national park road.
Above the bay.
On the mountain road.
Along the bay.
Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa
It is a crater with one collapsed wall.
Yes, bring a jacket.
