Ash Springs, Nevada

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Ash Springs, Nevada
Unincorporated community
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Ash Springs in 2007
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Ash Springs
Coordinates: 37°27′38″N115°11′35″W / 37.46056°N 115.19306°W / 37.46056; -115.19306 [1]
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lincoln
Elevation
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3,616 ft (1,102 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID855956 [1]

Ash Springs is an unincorporated community in the Pahranagat Valley of Lincoln County, Nevada. [1] The community's principal industry is ranching. Ash Springs is named for the desert ash trees growing nearby. [2]

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Hot springs

Ash Springs is home to naturally occurring hot springs. [3] [4] [5] [6] The hot springs are located on BLM land. The water emerges from several springs at a temperature of 97 °F/36 °C, [5] and cools to 95 °F/35 °C as it flows into a large mineral water soaking pool approximately 15 feet in diameter. [4] The pool is a known habitat for Naegleria fowleri. A young boy contracted the parasite while swimming in July 2023. He died several days later. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ash Springs, Nevada
  2. ↑ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   978-0-87417-094-8 . Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Trails review Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 December 2008
  4. 1 2 Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal Access.
  5. 1 2 Berry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Springs List for the United States. Boulder, Colorado: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ash Springs (Springs)
  7. ↑ "Family plans Cedar City fundraiser after toddler dies from rare brain-eating amoeba" . Retrieved 20 July 2023.


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