Point Of Rocks Springs, King Spring
Point of Rocks Springs, also called King Spring, is a soaking-warm spring on the Ash Meadows refuge in Nye County, about twenty miles from Pahrump. The Fish and Wildlife Service restricts access. There is a photo on file and a water sample from 1981, and the water is warm enough that people would want to get in. The refuge has other rules in mind.
A tenth of a mile on foot from a road the record leaves nameless. Low desert at a bit over 2,300 feet, four inches of precipitation a year, with snow barely registering. The land is federal, held by the Fish and Wildlife Service as a National Wildlife Refuge.
The cool months, December through February, rate best, and low-desert winters are mild. Restricted access: check with the refuge before going, and do not expect to soak. No fee, no campground recorded. The 1981 sample showed moderate dissolved solids along with sodium, sulfate and chloride.
The water at Point Of Rocks Springs, King Spring is slightly alkaline (pH 7.7) with 400 mg/L total dissolved solids.
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