Thermal Springs In Okmok Caldera
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Inside Okmok Caldera there are thermal springs, listed at about 1,150 feet and roughly 86 miles from Dutch Harbor. The land is Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and access is restricted. No temperature, no photograph. Beachmaster Street, the closest road, is dozens of miles out.
Inside a caldera on refuge land, backcountry by forty five miles. Snow is heavy. Annual temperatures average in the upper thirties, with frequent rain. The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages it.
No season is flagged. Restricted access, so contact the refuge. Temperature was never logged and no campground is listed. The nearest named town is Dutch Harbor, and the jurisdiction on record is the Aleutians West Census Area.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
- Setting
- Open ground
- Flat, open ground all around.
- Highest ground nearby
- 53 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.