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The Baker Hot Springs make a nice destination if out in the deserts north of Delta. The water is very clean, and has a distinctive sulfur smell, like many similar hot springs. The water at the source is extremely hot, but slowly flows about 200 yards down to three cement pools that were constructed by the locals.
These pools are big enough to comfortably hold two people in each of them. Each pool has the ability to maintain a temperature comfortable to the users. Hot water flows on one side of the pool, while cold water flows on the other. The locals maintain the pools by draining them and scrubbing them with bleach and a brush. Trash is not taken lightly by the locals, and have been known to show up to beer parties by brandishing shotguns and blocking the road until their messes are cleaned up.
The hot springs sit just east of a volcanic lava flow, and the Fumarole Butte. The water is heated by the lava, which is not far from the surface. The last eruption probably occurred around 14,000 years ago while under the glacial Bonneville Lake.
Location
39°36'38.43"N 112°43'51.34"W @ 4625' The Baker Hot Springs are located 20 miles north east of Delta, UT.
The Baker Hot Springs make a nice destination if out in the deserts north of Delta. The water is very clean, and has a distinctive sulfur smell, like many similar hot springs. The water at the source is extremely hot, but slowly flows about 200 yards down to three cement pools that were constructed by the locals.
These pools are big enough to comfortably hold two people in each of them. Each pool has the ability to maintain a temperature comfortable to the users. Hot water flows on one side of the pool, while cold water flows on the other. The locals maintain the pools by draining them and scrubbing them with bleach and a brush. Trash is not taken lightly by the locals, and have been known to show up to beer parties by brandishing shotguns and blocking the road until their messes are cleaned up.
The hot springs sit just east of a volcanic lava flow, and the Fumarole Butte. The water is heated by the lava, which is not far from the surface. The last eruption probably occurred around 14,000 years ago while under the glacial Bonneville Lake.
Location
39°36'38.43"N 112°43'51.34"W @ 4625' The Baker Hot Springs are located 20 miles north east of Delta, UT.