Antelope Hot Springs | |
Coords: | 42.501°N -119.693°W[1] |
Spring Source: | aquifer |
Provides: | flows into Rock Creek |
Elevation: | 5980feet |
Antelope Hot Springs (also Hart Mountain Hot Springs) are natural hot springs located in southeastern Oregon, U.S. 67.4miles northeast of Lakeview and 12miles northeast of the community of Plush, a 28.3miles drive.[2]
The springs emerge at 104F in a semi-improved, accessible location suitable for camping within Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.[1] The pool is about 5 feet deep and 9 by 12 across (150 cm deep, 3 m x 4 m).[3] The pool can accommodate six people.[4] A posted sign requests that nudists lock the door, though one author suggests the remote location renders such formality unnecessary.[5]
Reportedly a rancher noticed some water bubbling from a rock and blasted it with dynamite resulting in a hot spring pool.[6]
There appears to be no official name for the springs, which GNIS refers to only as Hot Springs,[7] and U.S. topographic maps label similarly.[8]