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White Hill Ledge
Fort Walton Beach, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth26.5 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
White Hill Ledge is a wall dive site near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, dolphins, lionfish, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
Grey TriggerfishBalistes capriscus
Bank Sea BassCentropristis ocyurus
Blue RunnerCaranx crysos
Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas- King MackerelScomberomorus cavalla
Nearby sites
- 1Thomas Hayward (SS Thomas Heyward)0.3 km
- 2Fh-145.0 km
- 3Brown Barge (aka Fort Walton Barge)5.7 km
- 4Barrel Barge6.1 km
- 5Charles H. McClenahan Memorial Reef (Mac's Reef)7.5 km
- 6Beasley Park Reef9.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org