Birdsie Warm Spring
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Birdsie Warm Spring is a lukewarm spring a mile and a half from Creede in Mineral County, Colorado, at nearly nine thousand feet. The water falls short of bath temperature. The USGS carries it as a site and sampled it in 1976, finding alkaline water with iron among the minerals. Access status and land owner are both missing from the file, so nobody can say from this page who controls it.
The Silver Thread Scenic Byway passes a couple hundred feet away, so this is a pull-over roadside spot, no walk. High country, with winters that pile up the better part of seven feet of snow and a yearly average in the high thirties. Rainfall is moderate. Owner and land unit go unmentioned.
The listed months are December through February; winter roads in this part of Colorado need checking. Roadside off the byway. Marshall Park campground is about six miles away per the record. Fees are not recorded. The chemistry is half a century old. no public access is on record, and the water is too cool to count on for a warm soak in cold weather.
Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around Birdsie Warm Spring.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the north.
- Highest ground nearby
- 292 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the north
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.
That's about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 92% 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.
The water at Birdsie Warm Spring is alkaline (pH 8.6).
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Overview Marshall Park Campground is situated in an open meadow on the Rio Grande River with views of Bristol Head Peak and the La Garita Mountains. Campers enjoy trout fishing, boating and the area's diverse wildlife. It also makes for a great base camp for hunters in the area.Recreation Anglers will find an abundance of rainbow trout in the Rio Grande, which is considered a trophy river. The river also welcomes wading and exploration. Off-road vehicle trails are nearby as well.Facilities Am...
At 8,979 feet, Birdsie Warm Spring is in high-altitude territory where the air is noticeably thinner. Soaking in hot water accelerates dehydration and can amplify altitude effects like headache and fatigue. UV radiation is roughly 36% stronger here. Wear sunscreen even on overcast days and take breaks from the water to rehydrate.
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Birdsie Warm Spring is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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