Arizona (Ringbolt) Hot Springs, also known as simply Ringbolt Hot Springs or Arizona Hot Springs,
is a group of three
geothermal springs
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circ ...
located near
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on Se ...
,
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
.
They are located on the
Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Water profile
The hot mineral water emerges from the spring in the upper canyon at 110 °F.
The water then flows over a 25-foot waterfall where it is cooled to 95 °F and collects in a gravel-bottomed rock soaking pool accessible by a ladder.
Geography
The springs are close to Willow Beach, which is downstream from the
Ringbolt Rapids
Ringbolt Rapids are a series of rapids in the upper Black Canyon of the Colorado, 12 miles above the Roaring Rapids (Colorado River), Roaring Rapids in the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada.
History
The Ringbolt Rapids were one of two of ...
in White Rock Canyon in the
Black Canyon of the Colorado
The Black Canyon of the Colorado is the canyon on the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was built. The canyon is located on the Colorado River at the state line between Nevada and Arizona. The western wall of the gorge is in the El Dorado Mountai ...
on the Arizona side of the river downstream from Hoover Dam.
The area around the three main soaking pools have been stabilized with sand bags and rocks.
The most popular trail to the Hot Springs begins from a parking area north of US Hwy 93, 4.2 miles east of Hoover Dam.
The trail is open most of the year but closed by the National Park Service in the summer due to dangers from
extreme heat.
See also
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List of hot springs in the United States
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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, Wyomin ...
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List of hot springs in the world
References
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Hot springs of Arizona