Bragg Spring
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Bragg Spring lies in Highland County, Virginia, about thirteen miles from Monterey. The water is warm, mid seventies, the sort of temperature that feels good on a hot day and cold in January. A USGS site number is attached and that is about the extent of the documentation. No owner, no access status, no chemistry. Whether anyone bathes here is not something the record can answer.
A road passes within about two hundred and seventy feet, unnamed in the record. Elevation is around twenty-five hundred feet. Expect wet ground most seasons, since rain and snow together run close to fifty inches a year, with the snow share about thirty-two inches. Nothing on file says who manages the land, and no photograph exists in the record.
Midwinter is rated best. Roadside, though which road is not given. For camping the record points to Pocahontas Campground, about twenty miles away. Find out who owns the ground before you visit. The temperature is the only measurement recorded, and it carries no date.
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 Bragg Spring.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the southeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 159 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
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 close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 10% 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.
With a convenient location just off State Route 92 this campground is great for families and outdoor enthusiasts. Two Lick Trailhead is located within the campground and providing easy and accessible access. Also each campsite is furnished with a fire ring, picnic table, and lantern ring.
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