McCauley Hot Springs
| McCauley Hot Springs | |
|---|---|
| McCauley Warm Springs | |
 Main soaking pool at McCauley hot springs | |
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| Location | North of Jemez Springs near the Battleship Rock area |
| Coordinates | GPS N 35 49.200 W 106 37.620 |
| Elevation | 7,300 feet |
| Type | geothermal, volcanic |
| Temperature | 99°F / 37°C |
McCauley Hot Springs, also known as McCauley Warm Springs is a thermal spring in the Jemez Springs area of Northern New Mexico.
Description
McCauley Hot Springs is a large, shallow warm spring with a primitive rock-lined, gravel-bottomed soaking pool in the Santa Fe National Forest. The spring water cascades into a number of smaller and deeper soaking pools in a clearing in the forest.[1] Downhill from the main soaking area is a three foot-deep rock and log-lined pool. Fifty more feet downhill and across a log and rock footbridge, are two additional warm soaking pools. From there, the water continues to flow downhill to a another soaking pool that is between four and five feet deep. As the water cascades downhill the temperature of the spring water cools.[1]
Water profile
The warm mineral water emerges from the ground at 99°F / 37°C,[2] and cools to between 85-to-90° as it flows into the smaller pools.[1]
Location
The hot spring is located in the Jemez Springs area, north of the Soda Dam and south of Spence hot spring.[1] It is part of a system of hot springs on the edge of the Valles Caldera, a dormant volcanic crater.[3] The hike to the springs is 4 miles on a mildly strenuous, but well-maintained trail;[4] the trailhead is located at the Battleship Rock campground.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools in the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-890880-09-5.
- ^ Berry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Spring List for the United States. Boulder, Colorardo: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 36.
- ^ "McCauley Hot Springs". World Hot Springs. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Hidden Gem: McCauley Warm Springs and Jemez Falls". Dorado Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "McCauley Warm Springs". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 22 October 2020.