![]() Boulder, Colorado: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Thermal Springs List for the United States. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Berry, George W.Thermal: Healing with Heat - Saunas, Hot Springs & Baths. Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ^ "A History of Geothermal Energy in America".Smith Creek (Rainbow) Hot Springs, (197°).Reese River Hot Springs (Valley of the Moon), (105 ☏).Hot Creek Springs and Marsh Area, (85 ☏).Dry Suzie (Hot Sulphur) Hot Springs, (145 ☏).Crystal Springs hot springs, Crystal Springs, Nevada ghost town, (81 ☏-90 ☏). ![]() Chukar Gulch (Soldier Meadows), (104 ☏).Jordan Hot Springs ( Sequoia National Forest).Franklin Hot Springs, Paso Robles, California.Desert Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs).Bumpass Hell Creek, Lassen National Park.Big Caliente Hot Springs, Los Padres National Forest.Many hot springs are natural rock soaking pools that are only accessible on foot or horseback, while others are developed into resort spas. The Latin phrase, sanitas per aquam, means "health through water", involving the treatment of disease and various ailments by balneotherapy in natural hot springs. Bathing in hot, mineral water is an ancient ritual. Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects. Hot springs are considered sacred by several Indigenous cultures, and along with sweat lodges have been used for ceremonial purposes. These geothermal resources provided warmth, healing mineral water, and cleansing. Indigenous peoples' use of thermal springs can be traced back 10,000 years, per archaeological evidence of human use and settlement by Paleo-Indians. The Western states in particular are known for their thermal springs: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming but there are interesting hot springs in other states throughout the country. This is a dynamic list of hot springs in the United States.
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