El Hierro, Spain
El Bajón
A volcanic pinnacle in the Mar de las Calmas reserve, crowded with groupers.
About the dive
El Bajón is an advanced to expert dive site in El Hierro, Spain. It is a pinnacle, reef, wall and open water dive. Divers have logged 2,098 dives here, going to 25 m on average in around 23 m of visibility. 10 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are groupers, moray eels and barracudas. Sightings peak in July, August and October.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 25 m
- Visibility
- 23 m
- Dive time
- 46 min
- Logged dives
- 2,098
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Oct
- Region
- Azores Canaries Madeira
Most sighted here
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
TrumpetfishPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at El Bajón and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Damselfish | ||||||||||||
| Scorpionfish |
Dive centers nearby
6 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- Buceo La Restinga1.1 km
- Centro De Buceo El Bajon1.2 km
- Arrecifal Dive Center1.3 km
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