Spring

Nye County, Nevada · Near Pahrump
36.4370°N, 116.2060°W · 2,393 ft
82°F 67°F air · Good soaking weather 2,393 ft Open Short Walk Bureau of Land Management

Unnamed warm spring on Pahrump Field Office land listed as open, Nye County, about nineteen miles from Pahrump. Tepid, by the record. No USGS site number is attached, so the temperature figure has less behind it than most.

Location

Eight tenths of a mile separates it from the closest road, which carries no name in the record. Low desert near twenty-four hundred feet. One inch of snow, four of rain. Hot summers, mild winters.

Cold months are the listing. The walk is under a mile and the land is open BLM. No fee shows in the record. No campground either, and no chemistry was ever sampled.

Terrain

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 Spring.

Aerial view of the ground around Spring LiDAR bare-earth view of the same ground around Spring
Aerial LiDAR bare earth

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
Open ground
Flat, open ground all around.
Highest ground nearby
29 ft above the spring
Within a quarter mile, to the southwest
Cross-section through the spring

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.

Heat Below
104 milliwatts per square meter of heat flow

That's about 1½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 53% 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.

Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.

Monthly Climate
47°
Jan
51°
Feb
58°
Mar
66°
Apr
73°
May
86°
Jun
90°
Jul
89°
Aug
81°
Sep
68°
Oct
55°
Nov
46°
Dec
Annual Precip: 4.3 in Annual Snow: 0.7 in
Best Time to Visit
December Air 46°F · Water 82°F · +37° contrast
January Air 47°F · Water 82°F · +35° contrast
February Air 51°F · Water 82°F · +31° contrast
December offers 45°F more contrast than July
Current Conditions
67°F
WNW 0.1 mph 22% Good soaking weather
Tuesday 96° Low 66° Sunny
Wednesday 94° Low 68° Sunny
Thursday 93° Low 66° Sunny
Friday 95° Low 64° Sunny
Saturday 99° Low 63° Sunny
Where to Stay

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Temperature
82°F
Warm Hot Boiling
Water Temp 82°F (28°C)
Avg Air Temp 68°F
Above Ambient +14°F
Mild soaking conditions September
Access
Open
Road Access Short Walk
Distance to Road 0.8 mi
Land
Ownership Federal
Agency Bureau of Land Management
Designation PUB
Unit Pahrump Field Office
Manager Bureau of Land Management
Protection 3 - Protected, subject to extractive use
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the water temperature at Spring?
Spring has a water temperature of 82°F (28°C). This is a warm thermal spring.
Where is Spring located?
Spring is located in Nye County, Nevada at 2,393 feet elevation, near Pahrump. Coordinates: 36.4370°N, 116.2060°W.
How do I get to Spring?
Spring has Short Walk road access (0.8 mi from the road).
Is Spring free to visit?
Spring has Open access. It is managed by Bureau of Land Management.
Sources: Wikipedia