White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs the spring and White Sulphur Springs the town share a name and a location, in Meagher County, Montana; the spring is under two hundred yards from town center and fifty-odd feet from South Central Avenue. The water is hot, well above soaking temperature. There is a USGS site, sampled in 1978, near neutral with iron. No owner and access is on record.
About as roadside as it gets, in town and at moderate elevation. Snow totals are modest and the year runs dryish. Thompson Guard Station, about fifteen miles out, is the closest camping. Nothing on record says what is built at the spring, in town or otherwise.
Hot enough to scald; do not touch untested. Winter again is the season given. Being in town, ask locally about access, since the record does not say. Thompson Guard Station is the row's camping entry. The chemistry dates to 1978, and so does the temperature.
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 White Sulphur 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.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the southeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 78 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
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 21% 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.
See every spring on the geothermal heat map →
Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
The water at White Sulphur Springs is neutral (pH 6.9). It is notably rich in sodium (supports circulation and skin hydration), sulfate (traditionally used for skin conditions and inflammation), and chloride (natural antiseptic with skin health benefits).
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Overview Thompson Guard Station is located in the Big Belt Mountain Range in Helena National Forest. Historical records indicate that the guard station was built in 1954 for rangers in the district, but it may have been used as a cookhouse for a Civilian Conservation Corps camp prior to that date. In later years, engineering and road maintenance crews used the cabin as lodging. Today, the cabin is a rustic getaway for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in west-central Montana. It is...
White Sulphur Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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