Threemile Spring, Sulphur Hot Spr
The record gives this one two names, Threemile Spring and Sulphur Hot Spring, and puts it a few miles out of Wells in Elko County. The water is hot, above a comfortable soak and in need of cooling before anyone sat in it. Owner and access status are both missing. Chemistry sampled in 1974 includes iron. There is a photo.
Reaching it means about four hundred feet of walking from a road that carries no name on record. Elevation is not recorded. Three feet of snow is the winter average, and the annual total of precipitation is low. Angel Creek campground in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is listed about nine miles away, the only camping known.
The flagged season is midwinter. Hot enough to burn, this water needs testing before you touch it. Short walk in. Ownership is blank, so assume nothing about access until you see signs or ask in Wells. Angel Creek is the nearest camping on record. The sample is fifty years old; treat its figures as history.
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 Threemile Spring, Sulphur Hot Spr.
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
- 164 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 twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 76% 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.
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Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
The water at Threemile Spring, Sulphur Hot Spr is neutral (pH 7.0). 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...
Threemile Spring, Sulphur Hot Spr is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key.
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