Rocky Peaks
Mergui Archipelago
12 km to the north of Western Rocky lies Rocky Peaks. Mountainous granite rocks, capped with soft corals and black diadema sea urchins, rise to within five metres of the Andaman Sea surface at Rocky Peaks.
The north and east sides sport thick forests of orange and pink gorgonian sea fans. Here you can see schools of blacktail barracuda, yellowfin emporer and lone remoras. Often there's whitetip and leopard sharks resting in the day time. The north west corner has a small fishing boat wreck.
 At the south of Rocky Peaks is a cliff face. Undulated moray eels receive dental work from ghost cleaner shrimps, and the ugly devil scorpionfish waits for unsuspecting strays. In the far south west corner at 25 m is a swim-through archway. Check out the gorgonian fans in this area, as there are often lime green harlequin ghost pipefish and tigertail seahorses hiding there.
This Burma diving site is also known as Fanforest Pinnacle.
Rocky Peaks Reef Basics: Mountainous terrain and sea fans
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 15 - 30m
Currents: Can be strong
Surface Conditions: Can be rough
Water Temperature: 25 - 28°C
Experience Level: Advanced
Diving Season: October to May
PADI Course Suitability: Great for underwater naturalist
Distance: ~55 km west of Kawthaung (3 hours)
Access: Burma liveaboard diving from Phuket, Khao Lak and Ranong in Thailand
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