The Pinnacle
Corn Islands · Nicaragua
An offshore seamount rising from 30 metres to within 10 metres of the surface, The Pinnacle concentrates pelagic life in a way rare anywhere in Central America. Schools of horse-eye jacks orbit the crown continuously, while silky sharks and the occasional hammerhead patrol the deeper flanks. The site demands some current experience but rewards with encounters that feel genuinely wild.
Conditions
Depth
10 to 35 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
18 to 28 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Horse-eye jackLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Silky sharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Black grouperNear threatened
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Scalloped hammerheadCritically endangered
Rare
Now and then
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