South Mosquito Creek Ranch 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.
South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs are a group of warm springs on BLM land listed as open, in Nye County nearly sixty miles from Tonopah, the nearest town of any size. The water is bath-warm. High elevation and a long drive put these well out of casual range.
Tonopah Field Office. A walk of a thousand feet or so from a road that is unnamed in the record. Close to seven thousand feet up. Winters pile up over three feet of snow. The year's precipitation totals around ten inches.
Winter is listed as best, and at this height that will mean snow. The chemistry on file dates to 1967: near-neutral, low in dissolved solids, which is clean water as hot springs go. Sixty years old, though. No fee or campground on record. Open access per the BLM.
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 South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs.
- Setting
- Open ground
- Flat, open ground all around.
- Highest ground nearby
- 25 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from west to east, 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 41% 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 South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs is slightly alkaline (pH 7.5) with 187 mg/L total dissolved solids.
South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs sits at 6,836 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 27% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Springs Near South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs
More Springs Around 95°F
Slightly Alkaline Springs (pH ~7.5)
Hike 1 waterfall near South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs
Looking for more outdoor adventures? Explore waterfall hikes near South Mosquito Creek Ranch Springs, Nevada.