Playa Caleta Hornos
What have people found?
Purple rock crab, south american multiradiate sun star and rowing crab are the usual finds. ~12 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Punta Miedo, 24.2 miles away.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Punta Miedo, 24 miles away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and February.
What should you know before visiting?
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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code
What lives at Playa Caleta Hornos?
Species records from iNaturalist
Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Rowing CrabOvalipes trimaculatus
Scurria viridulaScurria viridula
Chilean shore crabCyclograpsus cinereus
Large Spiny StarMeyenaster gelatinosus
New Zealand Sea SlaterLigia novizealandiae
Scurria araucanaScurria araucana
Chilean Kelp CrabTaliepus dentatus
Peruvian violet crabPlatyxanthus orbignyi
Orchestoidea tuberculataOrchestoidea tuberculata
Pinnotherelia laevigataPinnotherelia laevigata
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