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All Secret Places Locations (Abyss Cressets)
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All Secret Places Locations (Abyss Cressets)

Find all 60 Secret Places (Abyss Cressets) in Crimson Desert to unlock Pilgrim of Wonders trophy and Expert Explorer achievement. Includes locations like Watcher on the Cliff.

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All Secret Places Locations (Abyss Cressets)

Find all 60 Secret Places (Abyss Cressets) in Crimson Desert to unlock Pilgrim of Wonders trophy and Expert Explorer achievement. Includes locations like Watcher on the Cliff.

There are 60 Secret Place Locations, called Abyss Cressets in-game, in Crimson Desert. Finding all of them unlocks the Pilgrim of Wonders trophy & achievement and counts towards the Expert Explorer trophy & achievement. Each Secret Place also grants an Abyss Artifact (Skill Point) and unlocks a Fast Travel Point. They appear on the map as white search areas with a question mark icon (“?”). You can highlight them using the Lantern (L1 / LB / CTRL) or Guiding Light (L1+R1 / LB+RB / CTRL + Left Click).

The locations are listed below by their in-game Challenge Menu order and also grouped by proximity for efficient collection.

Secret Places List by in-game Challenge Menu Order:

  • 1 – Precipice of Silence
  • 2 – Giant Hand at Windy Hills
  • 3 – Breathless Lake
  • 4 – Peak’s Green Bloom
  • 5 – Lava Under Snowy Plains
  • 6 – Blazing Sand
  • 7 – A Detailed Glance
  • 8 – Giant Hand of Everfrost
  • 9 – Trial of the Sandscale
  • 10 – The Southern End
  • 11 – The Desert’s Oasis
  • 12 – Cliffside Marine Erosion Pillar
  • 13 – A Hill Guided By Light
  • 14 – Guide in the Darkness
  • 15 – Where Sky Meets Earth
  • 16 – Rock Worn Down by the Ocean Wind
  • 17 – An Unreachable End
  • 18 – Rock Atop the Altar
  • 19 – Subtle Gap
  • 20 – Haven Past the Snowfall
  • 21 – Windcrest
  • 22 – Hill of the Abandoned
  • 23 – Wrecked Dream
  • 24 – Hill of Serenity
  • 25 – The Stairway Falls
  • 26 – Strange Rift
  • 27 – Peak of Enlightenment
  • 28 – Sanctuary of Reflection
  • 29 – Thunderwater Falls
  • 30 – Edge of Learning
  • 31 – Threefold Fork
  • 32 – The Secret-Laden Cave
  • 33 – Peak of the Innovative Mind
  • 34 – Cape of Hope
  • 35 – Hunter’s Overlook
  • 36 – Forgotten Cliff
  • 37 – Saltshade Hill
  • 38 – Everflowing Spring
  • 39 – Crimson Ridge
  • 40 – Hangman’s Crest
  • 41 – Peak of Abundance
  • 42 – Arehaza Peak
  • 43 – Hill of Grief
  • 44 – Remnants of Ruin
  • 45 – The Desert’s End
  • 46 – Howlsands Dunes
  • 47 -Mushroomcap Cliff
  • 48 – Ivory Marches Garden
  • 49 – Whitesand Cliff
  • 50 – Cliff of Ruination
  • 51 – The Wolf’s Molar
  • 52 – The Sage’s Rest
  • 53 – Where the Stars Linger
  • 54 – Hill of Longing
  • 55 – Silverwolf Lake
  • 56 – Ancestor’s Rest
  • 57 – Peak of Grief
  • 58 – The Dragon’s Gaze
  • 59 – Sandsea Waymark
  • 60 – Watcher on the Cliff

Hernand Region Locations:

  • Secret Place 60: Watcher on the Cliff – Northeast of Hoenmark Ruins, on the edge of a cliff.
  • Secret Place 14: Guide in the Darkness – Southwest of Sanctum of Deliverance. Drop from a stone platform to an underground area and follow the path.
  • Secret Place 19: Subtle Gap – On Anvil Hill, beside the Wild Raiders Camp. Reachable by dropping through a hole on top of the hill or via a cave in the southern part of the camp.
  • Secret Place 13: A Hill Guided By Light – Directly east of Equinsher Saddlery, on top of a hill. Avoid damaging plants on the cliff sides and near the Cresset.
  • Secret Place 15: Where Sky Meets Earth – At the top of the Galepulley, east of Sanctum of Penitence.
  • Secret Place 20: Haven Past the Snowfall – East of Snowy Plateau Cabin. Follow the road south and west from Kharonso to its end.
  • Secret Place 1: Precipice of Silence – Northwest of Spire of Stats, on a mountain peak. Can be reached by gliding from Secret Place 20.
  • Secret Place 8: Giant Hand of Everfrost – Northeast of Sanctum of Benediction, on the mountain west of the 'R' in HERNAND on the map.
  • Secret Place 22: Hill of the Abandoned – South of Mountain of Frozen Souls Hearth, on top of the cliffs.
  • Secret Place 21: Windcrest – Southwest of Mountain of Frozen Souls Hearth, on top of cliffs near the map edge.
  • Secret Place 7: A Detailed Glance – Southwest of Sunset Valley, on top of cliffs near the map edge.
  • Secret Place 17: An Unreachable End – Southeast of Spire of Insight, on cliffs leading toward the water. Use Force Palm in the air to boost and glide.

Demeniss Region Locations:

  • Secret Place 3: Breathless Lake – Northwest of Hexe Sanctuary, in a crate lake against the cliffs.
  • Secret Place 29: Thunderwater Falls – Directly south of Sanctum of Revelation, at the top of the waterfall cliff.
  • Secret Place 28: Sanctuary of Reflection – Southeast of Jijeong Temple, in a cave near small ponds.
  • Secret Place 27: Peak of Enlightenment – Southeast of Jijeong Temple, on top of the east mountain peak.
  • Secret Place 4: Peak’s Green Bloom – Southeast of Jijeong Temple, on top of a pillar in the water.
  • Secret Place 30: Edge of Learning – Southwest of Jijeong Temple Pagoda, on a stone pillar in the water.
  • Secret Place 24: Hill of Serenity – Northeast of Thornbriar Fortress, in the middle of an empty field, at the edge of a cliff.
  • Secret Place 26: Strange Rift – On Bowsprit Cape, on the south side in a cave halfway down the cliffs.
  • Secret Place 16: Rock Worn Down by the Ocean Wind – South of Bowspirit Cape, east off the shore from Demeniss Southern Cliff Submerged Shipwreck, in a small cover in a rock pillar.
  • Secret Place 25: The Stairway Falls – Southeast of Thornbriar Fortress, at the top of the river on the final waterfall.
  • Secret Place 23: Wrecked Dream – Dire

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