Phillips 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.
Phillips Springs puts out water right at the edge between barely warm and tepid; it would feel cool on a warm day. The spring lies about seven miles from Jemez Pueblo in Sandoval County, on land of Zia Pueblo. Access on file is unknown, and since this is tribal land you should assume a visit needs permission. No photo and no chemistry are on file.
Under half a mile on foot from an unnamed road. Elevation is moderate. Dry climate, light winter snow, mild average. Vista Linda Campground is about eleven miles away, the nearest on file. It is designated tribal land under the Zia Pueblo, and no fee is mentioned.
Ask the Pueblo of Zia before you go; the record does not say visitors are welcome. The record favors the winter months, and snow is light. There is no water sample on file. Count on a cool pool at most, if there is a pool at all; the record does not describe one.
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 Phillips Springs.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the southeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 170 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
A slice through the ground from south to north, 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 40% 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.
Overview Vista Linda Campground is a first come, first serve campground in the San Diego Canyon on the Jemez National Recreation Area. There are thirteen sites throughout the campground. Potable water and vault toilets are provided amenities. Each campsite has picnic tables, a fire ring, and a charcoal pedestal. Sites with shad features are available; not all sites provide shade features. Recreation Vista Linda Campground is one of five developed campgrounds in the Jemez National Recreation...
Phillips Springs sits at 6,000 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 24% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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