Laguna Pueblo Springs
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Tepid water on tribal land, some twenty-two miles out of Laguna in Cibola County: that is Laguna Pueblo Springs in short. The water comes out warm to the touch and nothing more; it would feel like a cool bath. The access status reads unknown, and this is Laguna Pueblo land, so assume permission is required and may not be granted. The record has no photo.
The spring sits within a few steps of a road, fifteen yards or so, at a middle elevation on the pueblo. The record does not give the road a name. Climate figures show a dry year, light snow, mild averages. The entry lists no campground and no fee.
Permission comes from the Pueblo of Laguna, so ask before you drive out. Nobody has set down whether outsiders may go, and this is tribal land. The better months run December through February, and snow stays light enough not to get in the way. The chemistry goes back to a 1975 survey. Too cool to soak in.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the northwest.
- Highest ground nearby
- 285 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northwest
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 37% 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 Laguna Pueblo Springs is slightly alkaline (pH 7.7). It is notably rich in calcium (may support bone density and joint health), magnesium (known for muscle relaxation and stress relief), and sodium (supports circulation and skin hydration).
Laguna Pueblo Springs sits at 5,377 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 22% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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