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French Cap Pinnacle
Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
EntryBoat
Max depth22 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
French Cap Pinnacle is a pinnacle dive site near Cruz Bay, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 22 m. Commonly reported marine life includes barracuda, moray eels, sea turtles, groupers, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Blue ChromisAzurina cyanea
Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Nearby sites
- 1Coral Bowl10 km
- 2Shark Bowl10 km
- 3Wye Reef10 km
- 4Shipwreck Cove11 km
- 5Turtle Cove11 km
- 6Cartanza Wreck11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org