View· Isla Santa Margarita· Mexico
Isla Santa Margarita Dunes and Cliffs
24° 24.9′ N · 111° 47.3′ W · approximate
Mag Bay's 20-mile southern barrier island, seen from a mile offshore: steep cliffs, peaks to 1,856 ft, deep canyons and five miles of sand dunes climbing more than a mile inland.
Practical
Pin is the OpenStreetMap island centroid. The Log suggests coasting about a mile off the island's outer shore when leaving Mag Bay for the scenery, then clearing Punta Tosca by at least 0.5 nm. Navy base at Puerto Cortés on the bay side.
Best for
Scenic coastal passage
Nearby
- Bahía Almejas Anchorage4.1 NM away
- Punta Tosca Lunch Stop7.4 NM away
- Bahía Magdalena Gray Whales16.6 NM away
- Mag Bay Tours (Island Camp)16.6 NM away
- Belcher Point Anchorage (Mag Bay)18.6 NM away
- Bahía Magdalena Anchorage (Man of War Cove)23 NM away
- Baja Bash Northbound Weather Windows23 NM away
- Puerto Magdalena Village (Man of War Cove)23.3 NM away