Benton Hot Springs, California
Benton Hot Springs | |
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 Benton Hot Springs | |
  Benton Hot Springs Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′01″N 118°31′44″W / 37.80028°N 118.52889°WCoordinates: 37°48′01″N 118°31′44″W / 37.80028°N 118.52889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mono County |
| Elevation | 5,630 ft (1,716 m) |
The Benton Hot Spring is a spring in Mono County, California[2] around which grew the town of Benton[1] (also known as Old Benton,[1] and Hot Springs[3]). It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Benton and 31 miles (50 km) north-northwest of Bishop, at an elevation of 5630 feet (1716 m).[1]
The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886.[3] The name honors Senator Thomas Hart Benton, United States senator from Missouri.[3] The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines.[3] At the end of the 19th century, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to Benton Station.[3]
Of the springs at the site, one was described in a 1915 book as issuing water at 135 °F (57 °C).[4]
Nearby[]
Other springs are located nearby: Paert's Hot Springs and Taylor Springs, a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Benton Hot Springs.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Hot Springs, California
- ^ Waring 1915, p. 200.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1146. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Waring 1915, p. 136.
Reference bibliography[]
- Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.
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