This is a dynamic list of
hot springs in the United States. 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. Indigenous peoples' use of
thermal springs can be traced back 10,000 years, per archaeological evidence of human use and settlement by
Paleo-Indians. These geothermal resources provided warmth, healing mineral water, and cleansing.[1] Hot springs are considered sacred by several Indigenous cultures, and along with
sweat lodges have been used for ceremonial purposes.[2] Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects.[3] Bathing in hot, mineral water is an ancient ritual. The Latin phrase sanitas per aquam means "health through water", involving the treatment of disease and various ailments by balneotherapy in natural hot springs.[2]
Many hot springs are natural rock soaking pools that are only accessible on foot or horseback, while others are developed into resort spas.
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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvBerry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Springs List for the United States. Boulder, Colorado: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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abcdeGersh-Young, Marjorie (2010). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal.
ISBN978-1-890880-09-5.
^Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald (1913).
History of Montana, Volume 2. Chicago, New York: Montana History Portal/Lewis Pub. Co. p. 1207. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
This is a dynamic list of
hot springs in the United States. 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. Indigenous peoples' use of
thermal springs can be traced back 10,000 years, per archaeological evidence of human use and settlement by
Paleo-Indians. These geothermal resources provided warmth, healing mineral water, and cleansing.[1] Hot springs are considered sacred by several Indigenous cultures, and along with
sweat lodges have been used for ceremonial purposes.[2] Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects.[3] Bathing in hot, mineral water is an ancient ritual. The Latin phrase sanitas per aquam means "health through water", involving the treatment of disease and various ailments by balneotherapy in natural hot springs.[2]
Many hot springs are natural rock soaking pools that are only accessible on foot or horseback, while others are developed into resort spas.
^
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvBerry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Springs List for the United States. Boulder, Colorado: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
^
abcdeGersh-Young, Marjorie (2010). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal.
ISBN978-1-890880-09-5.
^Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald (1913).
History of Montana, Volume 2. Chicago, New York: Montana History Portal/Lewis Pub. Co. p. 1207. Retrieved 27 January 2024.