Bartine Hot Springs

Bartine Hot Springs also known as Bartine Ranch Hot Springs are geothermal hot springs located in the Nevada high desert West of the town of Eureka.

Bartine Hot Springs
Coordinates39.5583, -116.36110
Elevation6,102 feet
Typegeothermal spring
Temperature108°F / 42°C

Location

The general physiographic area is in the intermontane plateaus of the Basin and Range Province of the Great Basin Desert.[1][2][3] The springs are located on a large tufa mound surrounded by snow-capped mountains of the Monitor, Simpson Park and Mountain Boy ranges.[4][3] A four-foot square concrete box has been built in the tufa mound as a soaking pool as well as a heart-shaped stone soaking pool.[4][3]

Water profile

The hot mineral water emerges from the spring at 108°F.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Bartine Hot Springs". Western Mining History. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. Berry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Spring List for the United States. Boulder, Colorardo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  3. Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools in the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-890880-09-5.
  4. Spillman, Benjamin (November 24, 2017). "Nevada is a hot springs hotbed, here's how and where to find the perfect soak". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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