Punta Pitt

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Punta Pitt

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Site Location

San Cristobal Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

The trail on Punta Pitt begins on a secluded olivine beach and ascends to the top of a volcanic tuff hill, passing through several natural viewpoints. The walking trail is nearly one mile, with an estimated walk time of two hours round trip. This is the only site in the Galápagos archipelago where you can find three species of boobies and two species of frigatebirds nesting in the same area. Another added attraction is the presence of Galápagos sea lions at the landing beach. After the hike, jump into the water for a quick cool down before heading back to the ship

Destination San Cristobal Island
Activities • Beach
• Snorkeling
• Scuba Diving
• Hiking
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii - ES
Nazca booby Sula granti
Red footed booby Sula sula
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Great frigatebird Fregata minor
Swallow tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
San Cristobal lava lizard Microlophus bivittatus - E
San Cristobal mockingbird Mimus melanotis
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Lava heron Butorides sundevalli
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea - ES
King angelfish Holacanthus passer -N
Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus - E
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia - N
Panamic sergeant major Abudefduf troschelii -N
Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Razor surgeonfish Prionurus laticlavius -N
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Yellowtail mullet Mugil rammelsbergi Tschudi - N
Yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris - N

FLORA

Cut-leafed scalesia Scalesia incisa - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Stickleaf Mentzelia aspera - N
Galapagos clubleaf Nolana galapagensis - E
Oily pectis Pectis tenuifolia - E
Galapagos carpetweed Sesuvium edmonstonei - E
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Galapagos spurge Chamaesyce spp. - E
Common carpetweed Sesuvium portulacastrum - N
Thread-leafed chaff flower Alternanthera filifolia - N
Puncture Weed Tribulus cistoides - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Galapagos shore petunia Exodeconus miersii - E

SITE GALLERY

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