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Chena Hot Springs

Chena Hot Springs

Region:
  • Fairbanks North Star
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 1158 ft (352.96 m)
About

summer population 10, 8.5 mi. WSW of Far Mtn. and 80 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High.

History of Chena Hot Springs

Local name derived from the Chena River near headwaters of which the hot springs are located. The springs were reported in 1907 by C. C. Covert, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the name was reported in 1912 by Ellsworth and Davenport (1915, p. 59), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).