Hot Spring On Moss Creek
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Hot Spring On Moss Creek waits about five and a half miles off Inspiration Point Road, backcountry, inside Yellowstone National Park in Gallatin County, Wyoming. The heat on record pushes the upper limit of what skin will take. Nearest town going by the record is West Yellowstone, around nineteen miles. Park Service country with open access. No photo was ever filed.
Inspiration Point Road lies five and a half miles back, and the backcountry between it and the spring goes undescribed. Elevation sits near 8,500 feet. Expect cold: an annual mean around freezing and snowfall in the neighborhood of a hundred and forty-three inches. Deep in Yellowstone, on National Park Service ground.
The record lists December through February as best, which at this elevation and snow total is worth confirming with the park before you believe it. Tower Fall Campground is the closest camping on file, a little under twelve miles. The water is hot, above comfortable soaking, so do not get in on the strength of the number alone. The wider setting is backcountry, and the park's rules apply.
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 Hot Spring On Moss Creek.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the east.
- Highest ground nearby
- 88 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from north to south, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 78% 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.
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Overview Tower Fall Campground—elevation 6,600 feet (2012 m)—is on the north side of the steep, winding, road to Dunraven Pass. The campground is near the Tower General Store and Tower Fall. The Lamar Valley, with spectacular wildlife viewing opportunities, is nearby as are several Day Hikes in the Tower and Northeast Area. Roosevelt Lodge, a short drive from the campground, offers dining and horseback riding. For reservations at the campgrounds managed by Yellowstone National Park Lodges (F...
At 8,495 feet, Hot Spring On Moss Creek is in high-altitude territory where the air is noticeably thinner. Soaking in hot water accelerates dehydration and can amplify altitude effects like headache and fatigue. UV radiation is roughly 34% stronger here. Wear sunscreen even on overcast days and take breaks from the water to rehydrate.
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Hot Spring On Moss Creek requires a hike to reach, so pack light but prepared. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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