Thoroughbred Warm Springs
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Thoroughbred Warm Springs is barely warm, high sixties, and sits in the Sawtooth National Forest near 6,000 feet, about fourteen miles from Jackpot. The county on record is Elko. The record marks access open, and the spring is reached by walking 0.8 miles from Thoroughbred Ridge Road. Do not expect a soak; this is a cool spring.
High, dry forest land. Snow runs about 55 inches and precipitation sixteen, with year-round temperatures averaging mid forties. Forest Service ground. Thoroughbred Ridge Road is the access road, with under a mile to cover from it on foot. Nothing in the record describes the spring itself. no fee is on record and the designation is plain National Forest.
The best months given are December through February. Porcupine Springs campground is about ten and a half miles out. There is no USGS sample, and the temperature carries no date. No fee is recorded. With so little on file, the visit is mostly to see what is there.
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 Thoroughbred Warm Springs.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 462 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the north
A slice through the ground from north to south, 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 69% 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 Porcupine Springs Campground is located along the scenic Rock Creek Road, in southern Idaho. It sits at an elevation of 6,950 feet. Visitors enjoy the area for its abundance of trails and scenic beauty.Recreation Numerous hiking, biking, horseback riding and off-road vehicle trails begin within or near the campground, including Porcupine Springs, Ross Falls, Rim View, Pike Mountain and Third Fork trails. Fishing is popular on Rock Creek.Facilities This large campground contains three...
Thoroughbred Warm Springs sits at 5,922 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 24% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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