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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 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.
Jul. 26—Hikers planning to summit Mount Belknap in the coming weeks and months be warned — there will be no access to any trails on certain days beginning July 28 and running through October ...
Pages in category "Hot springs of Oregon" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Bagby Hot Springs; Belknap Springs, Oregon;
In winter, the road to popular and troubled Umpqua Hot Springs is closed. However, you can hike 5 miles round-trip to visit it in the "quiet season." Trek to Oregon's bewitching Umpqua Hot Springs ...
While there is relatively little potential for geothermal energy in the High Cascades, there are hot springs along the western edge of the mountain range. [25] 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).
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