Hot Springs
This Hot Springs sits five miles from Wells, Elko County, and comes out scalding, a hundred and forty-two degrees, on BLM land, Wells Field Office, listed open. Upper Metropolis Road runs about five hundred feet away. A photo and a 1974 analysis, slightly acidic, are on file. Angel Creek, up in the Humboldt-Toiyabe, is the listed campground, eleven miles away.
Upper Metropolis Road is the starting point, with the spring 500 feet or so off over public ground. No elevation is on record for this one. The climate figures put it in cool country with snow measured in feet and precipitation short of twelve inches. The photo is the only visual record of the site.
The months on file are the three coldest ones. The water will burn, so approach the source with care and look for cooler water if you intend to soak at all. Open access, BLM, no fee listed. Angel Creek is the camping option on file, about eleven miles off. The 1974 chemistry is old; the temperature has no date attached.
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 Hot 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
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the east.
- Highest ground nearby
- 275 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
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 73% 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 Hot Springs is slightly acidic (pH 6.6). It is notably rich in sodium (supports circulation and skin hydration).
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Overview Angel Creek Campground is located on the grassy foothills of the East Humboldt Mountain Range, just eight miles southwest of Wells, Nev. It sits at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Visitors enjoy making the short drive to Angel Lake for canoeing and fishing.Recreation Beautiful Angel Lake is just four miles from the campground, offering great canoeing and fishing for rainbow and brook trout.Smith Lake Trail begins at the entrance to Angel Lake Campground, with a designated day use parking...
Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully.
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