Pagosa hot springs
Pagosa hot springs are a cluster of thermal pools located in the San Juan Basin of Archuleta County, Colorado.Geology
The Pagosa geothermal hot springs are located on the western slope of the Continental Divide. The sulfur-rich water emerging from what is called the "Mother Spring" has been measured between 110 °F and 144 °F. The water originates from 6,000 feet below the surface from volcanic activity. The mineral content of the waters consist of arsenic, boron, chloride, fluoride, iron, lithium, manganese, magnesium, potassium, silica, sodium, sulfate and zinc. The town of Pagosa Springs claim they are the world's deepest known geothermal hot springs.History
The springs are known to the Ute people as Pah gosah which is translated to mean either "healing water" or "water ' that has a bad smell '." Before the arrival of Europeans, the springs were used by the Ancestral Puebloan people, and later by Ute, Navajo and Apache.Gallery
