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Pinto Hot Springs

Pinto Hot Springs is a geothermal spring near Denio in Humboldt County, Nevada. Water at the source is recorded at 199°F (93°C), hot enough to scald. Records place it on public land.

199°F93°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Pinto Hot Springs consists of West Pinto Hot Spring and the unofficially named East Pinto Hot Spring, on public land east of the Black Rock Range in the Black Rock Desert about 44 miles southwest of Denio. In 2025 the Bureau of Land Management approved a geothermal exploration project at the springs.

Facts

Coordinates
41.3622, -118.7897 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
199°F (93°C)
Access
Public land
Type
Unknown
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Denio
State
Nevada
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Pinto Hot Springs; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Pinto Hot Springs?
Records place Pinto Hot Springs on public land. That is not a guarantee of current access: closures, fire restrictions and road conditions change, so check with the land manager before you go.
How hot is Pinto Hot Springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 199°F (93°C). That is the outlet temperature, not a pool temperature; water cools as it flows away from the source. Water this hot can cause serious burns, so test any pool by hand first.
Where is Pinto Hot Springs?
Pinto Hot Springs is near Denio in Humboldt County, Nevada, at coordinates 41.3622, -118.7897.
What other hot springs are near Pinto Hot Springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are West Pinto Hot Spring, 1 mi; Cane Springs, 11 mi; and Spring at 41.53, -118.57, 16 mi.

Before you go

  • Temperatures are measured at the source and can be far hotter than any soaking pool. Test with a hand before stepping in.
  • Access, fees, and road conditions change. Verify with the land manager or owner; "public" here reflects survey records, not a current right of entry.
  • Water in natural springs is untreated. Keep your head above water and avoid soaking with open wounds. Some springs carry Naegleria fowleri risk.
  • Pack out everything, including soap residue. Many springs have been closed because of trash and overcrowding.

Sources

Dataset last rebuilt October 11, 2026. Not yet checked on site by a person. Access, fee, clothing and closure details appear only when a source below states them. How this data is built.

Checked against

  1. Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pinto_Hot_Spring

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0