The Vortex Pinnacle is a level 82-84 5-man dungeon located inside the Skywall, the air domain of the Elemental Plane. The entrance can be found in the skies of Uldum. Here Al'Akir's armies of air elementals and commanders below the top of the chain gather their strength.

The dungeon's architecture is distinctive as players travel between platforms on zephyrs and fly around when knocked off the walls. These air gusts are useful for completing Extra Credit Bonus Stage, in which players reach golden orbs floating in strange places throughout the instance.

This dungeon is popular among players as the second boss drops Reins of the Drake of the North Wind.

Players can also complete Whispers of the Djinn with a Tol'vir Hieroglyphic for Whisper of the Djinn: Exposure to this magical smoke heals your wounds and replenishes your mana slowly over time.

From the Blizzard Community site:
"The Vortex Pinnacle exists within the elemental plane of Skywall. Its elegant structures, crowned with bronze and gold, sit atop platforms bridged by pure air. Yet behind its exterior beauty, the pinnacle harbors Neferset tol'vir, as well as Al'Akir the Windlord's merciless elemental legions. As long as the barrier between Skywall and Azeroth remains open, terror will rain down on Uldum from the skies.

At present, however, it is more than a breathtaking spectacle - it is the staging ground of an army. The lieutenants and servants of Al'Akir, the elemental lord of wind, have allied themselves firmly with Deathwing, and they gather in the pinnacle to lay siege to Azeroth.

Their incursion into the ancient, vital land of Uldum will be impossible to repel on the ground, so those who would defend their world must do the nearly impossible, and take wing to invade Skywall before it is too late."