Crystal (Madsens) Hot Springs
Crystal Hot Springs, also recorded as Madsens, is a hot spring in Box Elder County a mile and a half from Honeyville. The water is hot enough to hurt. Its other claim is salt: the dissolved solids reading is enormous, very salty water by any measure. Ownership and public access are not in the listing. A photo is.
The spring is about fourteen feet from the nearest road, as close to roadside as they come. It sits on the valley floor of northern Utah. Winters bring three and a half feet of snow and the valley gets moderate rain. The chemistry sample is recent, from March 2022.
Winter months are listed as best. At this temperature do not get in without testing; the source water can burn skin. Box Elder Campground is about fourteen miles away. Because access and ownership are blank on file, find out who controls the site before you visit.
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 Crystal (Madsens) 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
- 198 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 2½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 93% 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 Crystal (Madsens) Hot Springs is slightly alkaline (pH 7.3) with 40700 mg/L total dissolved solids. 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).
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Overview Box Elder Campground is situated next to the town of Mantua and Mantua Reservoir in a pretty mountain valley just 5 miles from Brigham City, Utah. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring area trails. Please click here for a corrected map of Box Elder Campground. Recreation Mantua Reservoir is just one mile away, offering fishing, boating, canoeing and swimming. Horseback riding and hiking on local trails are also popular activities.Facilities Box Elder contains four group sit...
Crystal (Madsens) Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key.
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