Hot Springs, Rabbit Creek Group
The Rabbit Creek Group is a cluster of hot springs half a mile and a bit beyond the Grand Loop Road, in Yellowstone's Gallatin County. The water comes up close to boiling. West Yellowstone is about fourteen miles off. A thermal area for looking at, on Park Service land anyone may visit.
Roughly six tenths of a mile on foot, starting where you leave the Grand Loop Road. Ground level is around seventy-four hundred feet. The climate is snowy, more than twelve feet a year, with a mean annual temperature of thirty-six and moderate precipitation. Designation is national park; the Park Service manages it.
The record points to December through February as best months. For a feature this close to the Grand Loop Road, that depends on the road being open to winter travel, which the park decides. Camping closest on file is Big Springs Group Area at Island Park, about twenty-two miles away. Water at this temperature scalds instantly. No fee is on record and the public may enter.
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Overview Big Springs Group Area is located 22 miles south of West Yellowstone, Montana in beautiful Island Park, Idaho at an approximate elevation of 6,300 feet. Visitors love Island Park for its world-class fishing and outstanding scenery and wildlife viewing opportunities.Recreation Big Springs is the headwaters of Henry's Fork and is one of the largest springs in the country. Henry's Fork is considered one of the best fly-fishing streams in the nation. Fishermen cast for rainbow and brook...
Hot Springs, Rabbit Creek Group sits at 7,359 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 29% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Hot Springs, Rabbit Creek Group is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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