Unnamed Thermal Spring
No name is attached to this one. The reading came in at 81 degrees, lukewarm water you notice for a minute and then forget. Modoc County, with Alturas only a few miles off. No owner was written down and public access is unknown. Nobody filed a photograph to judge it by.
The nearest road on file is listed as Rattlesnake Creek, around a thousand feet away, so there is some walking. Elevation is around forty-five hundred feet, high ground. Winter brings close to four feet of snow on roughly eighteen inches of yearly precipitation, and the average temperature sits near fifty.
Come in the dead of winter, by the record. Pepperdine Equestrian Campground, a horse camp by its name, is the nearest listed at about eighteen miles. Fee and chemistry are blank on file. So is access. Confirm the land status before you go, and plan for snow on the way in.
The campsites are mostly shaded and enjoy serene surroundings and are equiped with 12' X 12' metal corrals. A short trail runs over to the start of the Summit Trail where it heads south into the South Warner Wilderness. No wilderness permits are required however, if you plan to use a camp or backpack stove or charcoal barbeque or have a campfire outside the developed campground, you will need a current California Campfire Permit.
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