Togian Islands · Indonesia · Pinnacle
Pinnacle 2
A pinnacle topping out at 5 m and falling past 60
Area photo: Arian Zwegers · CC BY 2.0
Pinnacle 2 is a large pinnacle five minutes by boat from Sanctum Una Una, topping out at 5 m and dropping past 60. The top twelve metres are shallow and forgiving enough for beginners to practise on, while the same site works as a drop-off point for experienced divers heading to the deeper pinnacles nearby.
Where it is and how deep
0.1432° S, 121.6640° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The pinnacle starts at 5 m, so its top sits just under the surface and the descent is a matter of following the structure down rather than dropping through open blue. New divers are worked around the shallow crown down to about 12 m, which is the depth the site is described as safe practice ground to: the rock stays in reach as a reference the whole way round, and nothing about that part of the dive needs hurrying.
Below that the same rock keeps going, past 60 m with no floor in the recreational range, and this is where the site changes character. For experienced divers it is described as a drop-off point rather than a destination: somewhere to get in and move out to the deeper pinnacles nearby. How those dives are run is not published, so the briefing rather than the site decides the profile, and the 12 m crown is the only part with a stated depth to it.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Togian Islands: Mar–Sep is driest and calmest; the wet season from November to February brings rain and rougher inter-island crossings.
Know before you go
- The pinnacle continues past 60 m with nothing to stop you, and the wall gives few depth cues; set a hard limit before descending and check the computer on the way down.
Questions divers ask
Is Pinnacle 2 suitable for beginners?+
Yes, in the top part. The pinnacle starts at 5 metres and the shallow crown down to about 12 metres is used as practice ground for beginner divers, while the flanks below that are left to more experienced divers.
Sources
- Pinnacle 2 dive site, Togian Islands — Scubago
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