Trimble Hot Spr, Stratten Warm Spr
This record carries two names, Trimble Hot Spring and Stratten Warm Spring, and OpenStreetMap labels the point Durango Hot Springs. It sits in La Plata County about nine miles from Durango. The water reads soaking warm, a little below body heat. A 1975 sample shows a heavy mineral load. Owner and access are absent from the record.
Thirty feet from the road. Roadside. Mid elevation; snow runs moderate, rain too. Junction Creek Campground, five miles off, is the nearest camp. Durango is the nearest town, under nine miles away. Land unit: blank. The photo on file is the one visual the record holds. Annual average temperature is in the upper forties.
The ranked months are the cold ones. At this temperature you can sit in the water without tempering it. OpenStreetMap's label, Durango Hot Springs, is the name to search for locally; the record records no fee or owner. Junction Creek Campground, five miles. Dissolved solids are high in the 1975 sample.
The USGS files this point under two names at once, Trimble Hot Spring and Stratten Warm Spring, and OpenStreetMap calls it Durango Hot Springs. The chemistry sample on record dates to September 1975, and a Wikipedia page exists under the Durango name.
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 Trimble Hot Spr, Stratten Warm Spr.
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the northwest.
- Highest ground nearby
- 318 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northwest
A slice through the ground from northwest to southeast, 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 59% 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 Trimble Hot Spr, Stratten Warm Spr contains 3340 mg/L total dissolved solids. It is notably rich in calcium (may support bone density and joint health), magnesium (known for muscle relaxation and stress relief), and sodium (supports circulation and skin hydration).
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Overview Junction Creek Campground is located close to Durango, Colo., near the beginning of the Colorado Trail. Visitors enjoy the area for its excellent hiking and biking opportunities in a scenic natural setting.Recreation The Colorado Trail, also known as the Junction Creek Trail, begins nearby and stretches almost 500 miles to Denver as it rises through subalpine forests and alpine meadows above the timberline. Mountain biking is very popular on the Colorado Trail and the Logchute Trail...
Trimble Hot Spr, Stratten Warm Spr sits at 6,573 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 26% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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