The Pinnacle

Location
Utila, North
Highlights
North side drop off, chimneys and cave
Visibility
30metres
Currents
Caribbean Light to Rum Punch Mild
Site Depth
5metres
Difficulty
Advanced (Experienced Advanced Open Water)
Duration
57minutes
Sight-seeing
Creole Wrasse, Red Snappers, Channel Clinging Crabs, Glasseye Snappers, Schoolmasters, French Grunts, Erect Rope Sponges, Yellowline Arrow Crabs, Great Star Corals, Blue Hamlets
Hotspot Watch
Bluebell Tunicate, Goliath Grouper, Crevalle Jack

The Pinnacle is the emblematic of the North Side. Its depth, tunnel and the pinnacle that rises from 40 metres deep make for a different and exciting dive. Going West: Descending down the first sand channel following the wall on your left you will find the first cavern at 16 metres. Continuing on the same wall at 23 you will see the tunnel, that once inside takes you to a depth of 43 metres. Going west and ascending to 33 metres you will discover the pinnacle after which this site is named. Going East: The second sand channel gently slopes to a depth of 80ft where it disappears over the wall that continues down over 27 metres. Continuing on the wall you will discover different chimneys typical of this area that ascend practically to the surface.

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