Buffalo Valley Hot Springs
Buffalo Valley Hot Springs is a scalding spring on BLM ground in Lander County, Nevada, twenty-seven miles from Battle Mountain. Water comes out hot enough to cook with. Access is open, managed by the Mount Lewis Field Office. A 1978 sample came back a touch acidic, with iron among its minerals.
A third of a mile on foot from the road. Basin floor at middling elevation, dry through summer, twenty-five inches of snow through the winter. The parcel is ordinary public land with no added designation. The record describes no pool, no structure, nothing beyond the thermal point itself.
Winter is what the file recommends. The source water will burn on contact; test anything before touching it and keep children back. Access is open. Camping and fees go unmentioned. The only chemistry is from 1978. If a cooler pool exists, the file does not mention it, so do not count on one.
The water at Buffalo Valley Hot Springs is neutral (pH 6.8). It is notably rich in sodium (supports circulation and skin hydration).