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Aumentos Pinnacle
Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay, United States
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EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyMonterey Bay
Water temp13–16°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Nov
About this site
Aumentos Pinnacle is a pinnacle dive site near Pacific Grove, California, United States, in the Monterey Bay. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes thresher sharks, bat rays, jacks, reef sharks, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 16 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Purple Urchin AdultStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Red Urchin AdultMesocentrotus franciscanus- Blue RockfishSebastes mystinus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Blood StarHenricia leviuscula
Sunflower StarPycnopodia helianthoides- ThornbackPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
- SwellsharkCephaloscyllium ventriosum
Nearby sites
- 1McAbee Beach0.3 km
- 2Chase Reef0.3 km
- 3Eric's Pinnacle0.6 km
- 4
Breakwater Cove0.7 km - 5Enterprise Cannery0.7 km
- 6Metridium Fields0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org