Hot Spring North Arm Peril Strait
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
On the north arm of Peril Strait, in the Tongass National Forest out from Sitka, a spring comes out at roughly bath temperature. Access is open. It is a backcountry spot; the closest road is nearly thirteen miles away. The measurement behind that temperature was taken in 1915, the year of the only water sample on file.
Low ground near the water in Southeast Alaska's rainforest, where rain tops a hundred inches a year and the snowfall figure is large. The Forest Service's Moser Island Cabin is the nearest shelter on record, about six miles off. Getting there is your problem to solve; the record lists no trail and no road anywhere close.
January into March is flagged as the best window. The temperature as measured would be comfortable to sit in, but the measurement is over a century old, so expect anything. The water carried a fair amount of dissolved solids and some iron. The Moser Island cabin is the only lodging on record.
The USGS site record for this spring includes a water sample from June 1915.
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 northeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 622 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northeast
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.
The water at Hot Spring North Arm Peril Strait contains 786 mg/L total dissolved solids. It is notably rich in sulfate (traditionally used for skin conditions and inflammation), chloride (natural antiseptic with skin health benefits), and iron (iron-rich springs may support circulation).
Overview Moser Island Cabin sits on the northern shore of Moser Island in upper Hoonah Sound, 48 miles north of Sitka, Alaska. The wood cabin, built in 1991 by volunteers from Sitka, is available year-round and makes an excellent base for experiencing and exploring this corner of Alaska. This is a remote site. The cabin can be accessed only by floatplane or boat, weather permitting. From Sitka, it's a 30-minute plane ride or a two-hour boat ride. Visitors are responsible for their own travel...
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