Desert Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs)

Desert Hot Springs
Miracle Hill
LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33°57′40″N 116°30′29″W / 33.96111°N 116.50806°W / 33.96111; -116.50806
Spring sourceaquifer
Elevation1,076 feet
Typegeothermal mineral springs
Temperature120°F–160°F

Desert Hot Springs is a geothermal geographic area in Riverside County, California with several hot springs. Since 1941, the California Department of Conservation has recorded approximately 200 geothermal wells (with temperatures below 212 °F) that have been drilled in this geographic area; approximately 50 of which are used for commercial spas and pools.