Hookers Hot Springs, Arizona

Hookers Hot Springs, Arizona
Hot spring
Hookers Hot Springs, Arizona Location in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°20′19″N110°14′22″W / 32.33861°N 110.23944°W / 32.33861; -110.23944
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Elevation	4,062 ft (1,238 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
GNIS feature ID	5926 [1]

Hookers Hot Springs is a hot spring in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. ^[1]

The springs are located the southern foothills of the Galiuro Mountains, and has been described as "beautifully situated, commanding an extended view of valley and mountain scenery". ^{[2] : 121}

Several hot springs are located nearby, and the 127 °F (53 °C) water is reputed to have health benefits. ^{[2] [3]}

History

A ranch on which Hookers Hot Springs is located was established in the 1860s. ^[3]

In 1905, author Joseph Amasa Munk described how the spring water was "conducted through pipes into the bath house, where it supplies a row of bath-tubs with water of any desired temperature". ^{[2] : 121} Visitors would bathe in the spring water, or drink it for its reputed benefits. Muck described how "locally, these springs have become famous because of the remarkable cures they have effected". ^{[2] : 126}

The hot spring is now located on the Muleshoe Ranch, and is co-managed by The Nature Conservancy, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Coronado National Forest. ^[4]

References

1. "Hookers Hot Springs". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Munk, Joseph A. (1905). Arizona Sketches. Grafton Press. pp.  121–129.
3. "Hooker's Hot Spring". Trails.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
4. "Muleshoe Ranch CMA". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved May 3, 2019.