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Punta Miedo

Provincia de Elqui, Región de Coquimbo · Chile

What have people found?

Purple scallop, chilean shore crab and smooth black tegula turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Peruvian periwinkle, purple crab and red sea anemone are the usual finds. ~150 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Punta Miedo for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~9:30~20:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~10:30in the dark~21:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~11:30in the dark~22:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 450 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Punta Miedo?

Species records from iNaturalist

Petrolisthes violaceusPetrolisthes violaceus
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Phymanthea pluviaPhymanthea pluvia
Chiton cumingsiiChiton cumingsii
Purple crabHomalaspis plana
Petrolisthes granulosusPetrolisthes granulosus
Chaetopleura peruvianaChaetopleura peruviana
Red Sea AnemoneAnemonia alicemartinae
Smooth Black TegulaTegula atra
Chilean shore crabCyclograpsus cinereus
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Incatella cingulataIncatella cingulata
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Lottia orbignyiLottia orbignyi
Purple ScallopArgopecten purpuratus
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