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El Bajo Seamount
La Paz & Sea of Cortez, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of California
Water temp20–29°C
Estimated from climate dataJul–Aug
About this site
El Bajo Seamount is a pinnacle dive site, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Manta RayMobula birostris
Scalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewini
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Smoothclaw Snapping ShrimpAlpheus paracrinitus
Two Claw ShrimpBrachycarpus biunguiculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Los Islotes29 km
- 2Isla Cerralvo North29 km
- 3El Bajito30 km
- 4La Reina31 km
- 5Isla Espiritu Santo - The Wall31 km
- 6La Reina Islet32 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org