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This is a partial list of geothermal springs in the US State of Colorado. These springs range in volume from the hot springs around Glenwood Springs which keep the Colorado River from freezing for 50 miles (80 km) downstream to little springs with just a trickle of water.
The Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs Resort, near Creede, Colorado, is the historic name of what is now a dude ranch, the 4UR Ranch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [ 1 ]
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.
Mineral Hot Springs is located on Highway 17 about a mile south of its junction with U.S. 285 about 6 miles south of Villa Grove, Colorado. Mineral Hot Springs had a post office from 1911 to 1946. [1] Mineral Hot Springs is a platted subdivision but many lots are now privately owned. [5]
Roofed bench rest shooting position at Byers Canyon Rifle Range. Byers Canyon Shooting Range is part of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area. The 80-acre (32 ha) facility is 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level on the north side of U.S. Highway 40, four miles (6.4 km) west of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. [1]
Rifle Gap State Park is a Colorado State Park located in Garfield County near Rifle, Colorado. The 1,341-acre (543-hectare) park established in 1966 includes a 360-acre (150-hectare) reservoir. [2] Plant communities are pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush shrubland with deciduous riparian forest in places along the edge of the Rifle Gap Reservoir.
Wagon Wheel Gap is a gap and ghost town alongside the Rio Grande River, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Creede Mineral County, Colorado. [1] Wagon Wheel Gap, on the Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway (Colorado State Highway 149), [2] is at 8,468 feet (2,581 m) in altitude. [1]
A hot springs pool in Glenwood Springs. There are numerous hot springs in the area, including several facilities in town that range from 93 to 104 °F (34 to 40 °C) with varying mineral content. [52] [12] Native Americans believe the springs had medicinal and magical qualities, and prior to 1800, the Utes believed the springs were sacred. [10]