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The springs were located and initially developed by R. S. Belknap in 1869. A post office named "Salt Springs" was established in the location in 1874, and the name changed to "Belknap Springs" in 1875. [2] The post office closed in 1877 and reopened in 1891, operating intermittently until 1953. [2]
The Belknap family came to the state of Oregon in 1847 with the Orem family, followed by G. Belknap and J. Belknap in 1848. The Belknap Springs in Lane County were found by R. S. Belknap in November 1869 and developed them, and he became the postmaster for the Salt Springs post office, which was established in October 1874. The name for the ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Bagby Hot Springs; Belknap Springs, Oregon; Breitenbush Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs)
The Belknap Hot Spring lies 4 miles (6.4 km) to the southwest of the wilderness area, ejecting water at a rate of 75 U.S. gallons (280 L) per minute with a temperature of 180 °F (82 °C). [7] The Mount Washington Wilderness has unknown geothermal potential as there have been few holes deep enough to assess its geothermal resources.
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
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This is a dynamic list of hot springs in the United States. The Western states in particular are known for their thermal springs: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming; but there are interesting hot springs in other states throughout the country.
Howe truss system supports Belknap Bridge. The current Belknap Bridge was designed for Lane County by the Oregon Bridge Corporation of Springfield, Oregon, [5] [7] as a classic covered bridge. It is 120 feet (37 m) long, containing a single span supported by a Howe truss system. Its maximum carrying capacity of 39 short tons (35 t) is to ...