The Mushpots
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
The Mushpots are a thermal feature in the Yellowstone backcountry, close to seven miles from the East Entrance Road. No measured temperature is on file, though the record tags the feature as hot. Not a soaking spot. Public access is open, and this is National Park Service land, with the park's rules on thermal areas in force.
Deep in the park, at over 8,000 feet. The nearest road is the East Entrance Road, 6.8 miles away, and that distance is walked. Snow totals run about 150 inches a year, the heaviest of any Yellowstone spring on this site. Wet for the Rockies. No trail name or route detail is on file.
No best months are recorded. With that snow load, the summer window will be short. Threemile Campground is the closest listed, about sixteen miles off. A backcountry permit is a park matter and is not described in the record. Without a temperature, treat any water here as potentially scalding.
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 The Mushpots.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the east.
- Highest ground nearby
- 274 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from southwest to northeast, 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 23% 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 Threemile Campground is located just three miles from the east entrance of Yellowstone National Park, and 50 miles from the full service gateway community of Cody, in northwestern Wyoming. The area is an ideal destination for a family getaway, with many opportunities for outdoor recreation. Hard-sided camp trailers and RVs are required.Recreation Great opportunities for hiking, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing are available around the campground. The North Fork of the Sho...
At 8,093 feet, The Mushpots 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 32% stronger here. Wear sunscreen even on overcast days and take breaks from the water to rehydrate.
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