Unnamed Thermal Spring
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
An unnamed thermal point on San Carlos Reservation land in Gila County, roughly fourteen miles out of Globe. The water reading is body temperature, a soaking warmth. It lies some 1,600 feet from Tulapai Road. Tribal land; access unknown.
Higher than you might expect for soaking water around here, over four thousand feet, with half a foot of snow in a typical winter and fifteen inches of rain. Tulapai Road is the named road; the spring is a short walk past it. The San Carlos Reservation holds the land. Camping on file: Kellner Group Campground, about thirteen miles.
Clear it with the reservation before visiting; this is not public land and access is unrecorded. The listed best months fall in winter. Kellner Group is the nearest camping at about thirteen miles. Nothing beyond the temperature has been measured here, and the name itself is unknown, so expect to find it by coordinates.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the east.
- Highest ground nearby
- 122 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from west to east, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about 1½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 19% of the springs on this site.
Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.
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Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
Overview Kellner Group Site is nestled at the base of the beautiful Pinal Mountains south of Globe, Arizona. Several picnic areas are separeted from the larger group area creating a semi-secluded setting. This site's interesting rock walls and steps were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It sits in the riparian area of Kellner Canyon, which frequently has a small stream running through it following winter runoff.Recreation Kellner Group Site recreation opportunities include hiking,...
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