| Valle Chico Hot Springs | |
|---|---|
| San Felipe Hot Springs | |
 San Felipe | |
| Location | Near the town of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 30°38′51″N 115°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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
See also
References
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Barber, Bruce F. "Agua Caliente". SanFelipe.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- 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.