How deep is SS Monarch Wreck?

SS Monarch Wreck ranges from 3 to 24.4 metres deep (10–80 feet). It is a freshwater site rated as intermediate difficulty. Depths vary across the site, so plan your profile to your training and verify conditions locally.

Is SS Monarch Wreck a shore dive or a boat dive?

SS Monarch Wreck is a boat dive — access is by boat rather than from shore. The entry area is recorded as exposed to surge. No facilities are recorded at the site, and cell service is recorded as good. Entry details and parking notes, where known, are listed in the access section of this page.

Can beginners dive SS Monarch Wreck?

SS Monarch Wreck is rated as intermediate difficulty, which may not suit new divers. Listed depths run from 3 to 24.4 metres (10–80 feet). Access is by boat. Consider your experience level, conditions, and local guidance before planning.

When is the best time to dive SS Monarch Wreck?

June-September on calm days — Blake Point is notoriously rough in wind. Park closed November 1 to mid-April; practical dive season June-September. Conditions vary, so check the latest reports and forecasts on the dive site page before your trip.

What will I see at SS Monarch Wreck?

Divers at SS Monarch Wreck in United States commonly report sightings of Burbot and Lake trout. Burbot and Lake trout are reported only occasionally. Marine life varies by season and conditions—check the site page for recent diver observations and photos.

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IntermediateBoat entry

SS Monarch Wreck

Michigan, United States

Open Water suggestedVery cold water (1-3 C below 50 ft)3–24 m depthBoat entry

Boat dive — see Entry & access.

SS Monarch Wreck at a glance

SS Monarch Wreck is an intermediate boat dive site in Michigan, United States with depths of 3–24.4 m (10–80 ft). Typically most favorable Jul · from 3 years of archive data. Divers commonly see Burbot and Lake trout. Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Wind model · graded 14h ago

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Site hazards: Very cold water (1-3 C below 50 ft) · Exposed location at Blake Point · Extreme remoteness

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Dive windows this week

Best: Thu

Fri18:00–21:00

Sat8:00–10:00

Sun8:00–21:00

Mon8:00–13:00

Tue8:00–9:00

Wed8:00–21:00

Thu8:00–21:00

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 6:54 · Sunrise 7:25 · Sunset 20:14

Source: Open-Meteo wind · graded 14h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

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What Divers Say

Best time: June-September on calm days — Blake Point is notoriously rough in wind.

Based on community reviews and site data. Conditions vary — always verify before diving.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

Jan40% 15 kn
Feb40% 15 kn
Mar49% 14 kn
Apr44% 15 kn
May59% 13 kn
Jun72% 12 kn
Jul86% 10 kn
Aug76% 12 kn
Sep70% 12 kn
Oct43% 15 kn
Nov32% 16 kn
Dec45% 16 kn

July hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life seen at this site

Species noted at this site — not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Species seen here

Fills & rentals nearby

No dive shops mapped within 25 km. Know one? Add it to the map.

Data updated June 2026

Site details

The Monarch was a heavily built Canadian wooden package freighter that smashed into The Palisades cliffs near Blake Point in a December 1906 snowstorm; most of her crew escaped to the ice-covered rocks. Large sections of her massively timbered hull lie scattered down the slope in roughly 10-80 ft of water beneath the cliff face, with artifacts like her famous bathtub photographed by NPS divers. A moderate-depth but exposed dive at the wild northeastern tip of Isle Royale — not to be confused with the tug Monarch in the St. Clair River.

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Very cold water (1-3 C below 50 ft)

Exposed location at Blake Point — swell and chop funnel along The Palisades cliffs

Heavy scattered timbers can shift; sharp fasteners

Extreme remoteness — chambers in Minneapolis/Milwaukee

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