Crystal Springs hot springs

Crystal Springs hot springs is a system of geothermal springs and seeps near Ash Springs, located at the site of a ghost town, Crystal Springs, Nevada. Several marshes and springs are located along the White River.^[1]

Crystal Springs hot springs
Location	Pahranagat Valley region of Lincoln County, Nevada
Coordinates	37°31′54″N 115°14′02″W
Elevation	4000 feet
Discharge	148 gallons per minute
Temperature	90°F/32°C

Location

The spring area is located off the Extraterrestrial Highway in a remote area of the Nevada high desert near Nellis Air Force Base.^[2] There is a large soaking pool fed by the spring water. GPS coordinates are N 37 31.920 W 115 13.980^[3] The nearly ghost town of Crystal Springs is located at the Nevada Historical Marker 205 (Crystal Springs), in the Pahranagat Valley region of Lincoln County, Nevada.^[4] Crystal Spring area was major site for stopovers on the alternate route of the Mormon trail,^[5] and later became a stagecoach stop and the first Lincoln County seat.^[6]

Water profile

The hot mineral water emerges from the ground at 90°F/32°C.^[3] Water spraying from the irrigation pipe that is channeled into the soaking pool is 81°F.^[2] A rare species of freshwater snail lives in the warm spring water, the Crystal Spring Pyrgulopsis crystalis.^[5]

See also

• List of hot springs in the United States
• List of hot springs in the world