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Orohena, Pito Hiti et Aorai

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Mont Orohena

2,241m

Summit weather

Bernhardwalzl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
2,241m
Prominence
2,241m
Isolation
4,128km
Relief
2,037mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
62°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
NoneSee month by month ↓
Summit
17.6219°S, 149.4739°W

Mountain on the island of Tahiti

Mont Orohena is a mountain in France. Its summit stands 2,241 m above sea level. It is the highest point of PF. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 2,241 m, and the nearest higher ground is 4,128 km away.

From the lowest point within 5 km (204 m), it rises 2,037 m. The steepest side is the south-east face: 40° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 62° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

The nearest town is Arue, 12 km away at 39 m: 2,202 m below the summit.

Read more on Wikipedia

Scores

Mont Orohena for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

6.3/10

Difficulty to the top

Alpine climb

Estimated from the slope: OpenStreetMap has no graded paths near the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 0.1/2.50 waymarked routes and 1 path sections nearby
  • 1.2/1.55 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/22,202 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.4/1.52,241 m of prominence
  • 1.5/1.512 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 0.0/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

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No ski runs within 12 km in OpenStreetMap.

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

Plan your visit

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Snow

When there is snow on Mont Orohena

In a normal year there is no snow on this mountain, not even at the summit.

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Mont Orohena, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average March afternoon the summit reaches about 17 °C; on August nights it falls to about 13 °C. Afternoons at the top are above freezing in every month of the average year. In March the 0 °C line climbs to about 5,640 m, above the summit: the top thaws on an average afternoon. Across the region, September is the driest month (40 mm) and December the wettest (221 mm).

0 m2,000 m4,000 m6,000 mSUMMIT · 2,241 mARUE · 39 mJanuary: 5,580 mFebruary: 5,600 mMarch: 5,640 mApril: 5,620 mMay: 5,500 mJune: 5,360 mJuly: 5,260 mAugust: 5,220 mSeptember: 5,280 mOctober: 5,340 mNovember: 5,480 mDecember: 5,540 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °CArue high °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January1716285,580190227.3
February1716285,600175207.4
March1716285,640134217.6
April1716285,620116187.1
May1615275,50090156.9
June1614275,36069126.9
July1514265,26052117.3
August1513265,22047107.7
September1514265,28040108.0
October1614265,34084158.1
November1615275,480113188.1
December1615285,540221247.3

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 63 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. Heights drawn 2× taller than lengths, so the shape can be seen.

West – east
2,241 m160 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
2,241 m416 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 27°NNE: 15°NEE: 30°ESE: 40°SES: 23°SSW: 11°SWW: 20°WNW: 19°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Mont Orohena

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Mont Orohena seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • 5mountain huts and shelters

    Refuge de Te Faaiti, Puhapa Tiare anani, Fare Rupe, Fare Ata and 1 more

  • —cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
  • —ski areas
  • —waymarked hiking routes
  • —via ferratas
  • —climbing crags and routes
  • —named glaciers
  • 17viewpoints

    Point de vue sur la cascade de Loti, Ancien fort de fachoda, Tremplin VTT, Toanui and 13 more

  • 2campsites

    Entrée de la valée de Te faaiti, Fare Hape - Centre d'accueil et d'hébergement

  • 31hotels, B&Bs and chalets

    Relais de la Maroto, Teamo, TP.XX, TP.JRV and 27 more

  • 70restaurants and cafés

Towns at the foot

  • Arue12 km · 39 m
  • Pirae13 km · 26 m
  • Mahina13 km · 12 m
  • Punaauia13 km · 24 m
  • Paea13 km · 16 m
  • Papeete14 km · 42 m
  • Faaa15 km · 72 m
  • Papao16 km · 7 m

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

Orohena and Aorai from Pito Hiti
Bernhardwalzl · CC BY-SA 4.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average171717171616151515161616
2020−0.2+0.2+0.3+0.4+0.5−0.1−0.3−0.2+0.1±0.0−0.4−0.7
2021−0.8−0.8−0.2−0.6±0.0+0.3+0.2+0.2−0.4−0.1−0.4−0.1
2022−0.6−0.6−0.2±0.0±0.0±0.0−0.2−0.4−0.2−0.1−1.2−0.4
2023−0.4−0.1+0.4+0.4+0.4+0.5+0.7+0.2−0.6+0.1−0.3−0.1
2024+0.2+0.8+0.7+0.5+0.3+0.2+0.1±0.0+0.2−0.3+0.1+0.1
2025+0.5+0.7+0.4+0.3+0.5+0.2−0.1+0.5+0.5+0.3−0.3−0.3

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

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About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q512465) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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