Valle Chico Hot Springs

Valle Chico Hot Springs
San Felipe Hot Springs
San Felipe
Location	Near the town of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico
Coordinates	30°38′51″N115°12′25″W / 30.6475°N 115.206833°W / 30.6475; -115.206833
Elevation	2,041 feet
Type	geothermal
Temperature	2,041 feet

Valle Chico Hot Springs is a subaerial thermal spring located at in the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains of Baja California, Mexico. ^[1]

Location

The springs are located Southwest of the town of San Felipe at an elevation of 2,041 feet. The GPS coordinates are N 30 38.85 W 115 12.41. ^[2] There is a ramada, fence and line shack at the location. Wildlife in the area include bobcats, pumas, coyotes, wild pigs, mountain sheep, fox, ringtails, racoons, badgers, and jackrabbits. ^[3]

Water profile

The hot mineral water emerges from a meteoric source at 144°F and flows into a cold water stream, cooling the water in a nearby soaking area to 110°F. ^{[2] [3]} The mineral waters are alkaline with a pH from 8.5 to 8.8. A 1988 study (Giggenbach, 1988) states that a Na/K geothermometer measured temperatures between 136 °C and 169 °C. ^[4]

See also

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

References

1. Arango-Galvána, Claudia; Prol-Ledesmaa, Rosa María; Torres-Verab, Marco Antonio (May 2015). "Geothermal prospects in the Baja California Peninsula". Geothermics. 55: 39–57. doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2015.01.005 .
2. Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2011). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, CA: Aqua Thermal. p. 229. ISBN   978-1-890880-09-5.
3. Barber, Bruce F. "Agua Caliente". SanFelipe.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. Giggenbach, W.F. (1988). "Geothermal solute equilibria: derivation of Na–K–Mg–Ca geoindicators". Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 52 (12): 2749–2765. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(88)90143-3.