Double Hot Springs Look only

Double Hot Springs reads 178°F at the source (NCEI, historical reading). Managed by the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (checked 2026-08-19).

Cool Warm Hot Boiling-class 178°F

178°F / 81°C

Boiling-class range at the source — scalds in seconds

Reading from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation). Source temperature — lower pools usually run cooler.

Water temperatures change with flow and season — test before entering, and never submerge your head in warm natural water. CDC guidance on Naegleria fowleri.

The rule here

This is a thermal feature to see, not a place to get in the water. The Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area puts it this way:

“At 180 degrees, the deep pools here are too hot to touch. Aside from the warning signs and protective fence, the bubbling pool appears much as it did to the emigrants who camped here on their way to Oregon and California.”

— Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, checked 2026-08-19

Worth knowing: The BLM has fenced and signed this spring. The 1981 NCEI reading is 178°F.

Nearby springs

Identity, coordinates, and temperature quoted from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation).