Hot Springs On Atka Island
The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Can you soak at Hot Springs On Atka Island?
USGS lists Hot Springs On Atka Island as a hot spring, with no temperature on record. Access is restricted. Reaching it takes a hike. It's on US Fish and Wildlife Service land. We haven't confirmed whether it has a pool or charges a fee.
One of several hot springs on Atka Island, this one down near the shoreline, three and a half miles past the end of the road. It falls inside Alaska Maritime, a national wildlife refuge, and the refuge restricts access. Hot is all anyone wrote down about the water, with no number behind it. The closest named town is Dutch Harbor at roughly 178 miles.
Elevation is under 150 feet. The approach is a hike of a few miles over refuge ground. Winters drop a fair amount of snow. Yearly averages sit near forty with regular rain. No road is named. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is the landowner.
Season is not flagged. Ask the refuge before going, since the land is restricted. The temperature has not been measured, so hold off on any soaking plans until someone confirms it. Nothing is listed for camping. Dutch Harbor is the reference town, and it is a long way off.
USGS hasn't flown a detailed laser scan here yet, so this view comes from aerial photos and older elevation data.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the northeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 195 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northeast
A slice through the ground from south to north, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
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Hot Springs On Atka Island is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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