Old Dugan Ranch Hot Springs
Old Dugan Ranch Hot Springs is a soaking-temperature spring in Nye County, some 54 miles from Tonopah. The record lists no owner and no access status, so assume nothing about being allowed in. Water at this warmth is comfortable to sit in for a long while.
Roadside. About 150 feet of ground separates the spring from a road nobody named in the record. Elevation near 5,900 feet, dry Nevada country. Winters drop something like thirty inches of snow, though yearly precipitation stays under ten inches. There is a photo.
The coldest months rate best. You can drive to it, assuming the road is passable. No campground is listed within reach. Unknown access and ownership are the main thing to settle before going. The temperature is a USGS measurement with no date attached. Sitting in water this warm is easy on the body, if anyone is allowed to sit in it.
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 Old Dugan Ranch 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
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 704 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northeast
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 38% 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.
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Old Dugan Ranch Hot Springs sits at 5,900 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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Old Dugan Ranch Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear.
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