Rainmaker Mountain

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Rainmaker Mountain

Rainmaker Mountain from Pago Pago Harbor
Elevation 523 meters (1,718 feet)
Location Tutuila Island in American Samoa
Coordinates 14°16′02″s, 170°38′50″w

Rainmaker Mountain (also known as North Pioa Mountain) is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. The mountain is a volcanic feature known as a trachyte plug. This means that it is a volcanic intrusion made of extrusive igneous rocks having alkali feldspar and minor mafic minerals as the main components and a fine-grained, generally porphyritic texture. The average annual rainfall on the mountain is around 200 inches (5 meters). The mountain is a National Natural Landmark designated in 1972.

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Map of Tutuila showing the location of Rainmaker Mountain, just east of Pago Pago Harbor
Map of Tutuila showing the location of Rainmaker Mountain, just east of Pago Pago Harbor