Soda Spring - Steamboat Springs, CO
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Outspoken1
N 40° 29.378 W 106° 50.456
13T E 343982 N 4483731
This lovely gazebo shelters the former effervescent Soda Spring.
Waymark Code: WMGF3H
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2013
Views: 3
These springs and markers are located along a local park are to teach visitors about the unique geography of this area. Steamboat Springs was supposedly named by French Fur trappers in the 1860s for a hot spring near the Yampa River that sounded like a steamboat. Travelers in the early 1900s visited Steamboat Springs in the summer months for the natural hot springs and vast hunting and fishing opportunities. There are more than 150 mineral springs in the area.
This is the 'Soda Spring' with a temperature of 60°F (15.55 C) situated along the Yampa River. This spring was naturally effervescent, but the flow was disrupted by the construction of the highway.
Seating Type: No Seating
Location: Soda Spring in Steamboat Springs
Materials Used: Wood
Other Material Used: Not listed
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