Hot Spring Near Mother Goose Lake
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
A thermal spring on the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, logged near Mother Goose Lake in the Dillingham Census Area. Dillingham, the closest town on file, sits about 140 miles away. The water comes out hot, warmer than anyone would want to sit in without something cooler mixed in, and the refuge lists access as restricted. Nothing on record describes a pool or any developed soaking, and the refuge is the only landholder involved.
Refuge ground managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, low on the peninsula at under six hundred feet. The nearest road is about fourteen miles off and the record does not name it, so reaching the spring means covering that ground on foot, and the restricted status applies before you start. Winters bury the area. Snowfall on file runs past fifteen feet a year, and the yearly average temperature stays a few degrees above freezing. Wet country all year.
The months flagged best on file are January and December, with March close behind, all deep winter. Access is restricted, so check with the Alaska Peninsula refuge office before planning anything. No campground on record. Water near 140 degrees will burn skin; do not get in without testing. There is no fee listed and no road anywhere close, so expect a backcountry trip on foot.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the southwest.
- Highest ground nearby
- 485 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southwest
A slice through the ground from southwest to northeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
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Hot Spring Near Mother Goose Lake requires a hike to reach, so pack light but prepared. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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