Unnamed Thermal Spring
An unnamed thermal point in Elko County, about ten miles from Wells and a few hundred yards from Clover Valley Road. The record tags it warm but carries no measured temperature, so nothing here should be read as a promise of a soak. Someone has put a photograph on file. Owner and access status are blank.
Clover Valley Road is the access, with a short walk at the end. This is snowy country for Nevada, nearly four feet a winter, and wetter than the state's desert basins. Upland elevation. No USGS number is attached, and the land unit is blank.
The record lists no best months. Camping: Angel Creek campground is under five miles off. Without a temperature reading, treat the spring as unverified. Ownership unknown. Heavy snow is on record for winter, so a cold-season approach may mean walking through it. No fee is listed and no chemistry exists.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
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
- 44 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the west
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 twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 75% 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.
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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...
this spring sits at 5,784 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 23% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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this spring is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear.
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