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El Bajo Seamount
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced 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 near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, manta rays, sea turtles, dolphins, seahorses. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 20 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
California Sea LionZalophus californianus
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Pacific SeahorseHippocampus ingens
Pygmy Devil RayMobula munkiana
Cortez DamselfishStegastes rectifraenum
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Nearby sites
- 1The Cortez Club10 km
- 2San Rafaelito16 km
- 3Whale Shark Refuge Waters17 km
- 4Swanee Reef20 km
- 5Salvatierra Wreck20 km
- 6La Reina Islet24 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org