Chumphon Pinnacle
Granite pinnacle 12 km northwest of Koh Tao, the site where Black Turtle Dive logs its most whale shark sightings, amid huge schools of trevally and snapper.
- Advanced
- Pinnacle
- Whale sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Junkyard Reef
Dive site in Koh Tao, Thailand
- Usual dive
- 10 m
- Deepest point
- 12 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Mild
The story
Junkyard Reef was built by lowering old household appliances and furniture into the water to create an alternative dive site and take pressure off natural reefs. Started over 10 years ago, it is maintained by Eco Koh Tao and a group of divers.
Source: thefunkyturtle.com
The dive
A artificial reef dive from a boat.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: blackturtledive.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Batfish
- Clownfish
Season in Koh Tao
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
Source: bigbluediving.comWhere is Koh Tao?
The point shows the Koh Tao area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Koh Tao
Rock formations
down to 32 m
Green Rock
Boulder site with small caves and swim-throughs, triggerfish nests and yellowtail barracuda schools.
- Advanced
- Barracuda
Reef
down to 14 m
Lighthouse Bay
- Open Water
- Blacktip reef sharks
Reef
down to 20 m
Mango Bay
Sandy-bottomed bay with a coral garden of mushroom, table and staghorn corals, a classic choice for try dives and Open Water courses.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Pinnacle
down to 40 m
Sail Rock
Offshore rock between Koh Tao and Koh Phangan with a vertical Chimney swim-through from 5 to 18 m and thousands of barracuda.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Southwest Pinnacle
Open-sea pinnacle where whale sharks can sometimes be spotted from February to October, with leopard sharks on the sand.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Pink anemonefish at Chumphon Pinnacle, Koh Tao, yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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