Breitenbush Hot Springs
Breitenbush Hot Springs, in Linn County, Oregon, about twenty five miles from Mill City, is a thermal mineral spring system along the Breitenbush River. The source water measured 198 degrees, scalding, near boiling. Wikipedia notes it is also known as Breitenbusher Hot Springs and sits near the historic town of Breitenbush. No owner is named in the record and public access is not on file.
The springs are practically at the roadside, about ten feet from an unnamed road, at around twenty two hundred feet in the Cascades. The winters bury the place. Seventeen feet of snow is a normal year, and the area is very wet. Breitenbush Campground is under a mile away, the nearest camping listed.
February, December and January rank highest. The source water will scald. Do not enter anything that has not been cooled. Ownership and access are blank in the record, so confirm before visiting. A 2002 sample found a high mineral load with sulfate.
Wikipedia describes Breitenbush Hot Springs, also known as Breitenbusher Hot Springs, as a thermal mineral spring system along the Breitenbush River near the historic town of Breitenbush, Oregon. The USGS tracks the springs under its own site number.
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 Breitenbush Hot 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.
- Setting
- Valley floor
- Gentle slopes rise on both sides.
- Highest ground nearby
- 123 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northeast
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 51% 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 Breitenbush Hot Springs contains 2555 mg/L total dissolved solids. It is notably rich in total dissolved solids (higher mineral concentration for therapeutic soaking).
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Overview Breitenbush Campground is nestled along the banks of its namesake river in the forests of western Oregon. The peaceful flow of the river can be heard throughout the campground, providing a peaceful getaway for campers. The campground lies in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches for 110 miles along the western slopes of the Cascade Range. The varied landscape of high mountains, narrow canyons, cascading streams and wooded slopes offer varied recreational opportunities for...
Breitenbush Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully.
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