Mount ʻAlava

Mount ʻAlava rises on Tutuila within the National Park of American Samoa as part of the caldera rim of the Pago Volcano. At 491 meters, or 1,610 feet, it is the island’s second-highest peak after Mount Matafao. Its summit is reached by the steep Mount Alava Trail, a former dirt road later improved for hikers, with 56 ladders and 783 steps from Fagasā Pass. The mountain is especially valued for sweeping views across most of Tutuila and, in clear weather, to Western Samoa and the Manuʻa District. A broadcast station opened there in 1964, and an aerial cable tramway once crossed Pago Pago Bay to provide direct access.