Information About

Serpentine Hot Springs

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 51' 24.998" N,
164 ° 42' 51.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Shishmaref

Elevation

397 ft (121.01 m)

Serpentine Hot Springs in Detail.

About

On Seward Peninsula, right bank of Hot Springs Creek near the headwaters of the Serpentine River, 7 mi NNW of Midnight Mountain and 12 mi N of Taylor, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low.

History

Mineral springs and site of a settlement. Collier (1902, p. 55), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), notes "Charles McLennan, who with a dog team and Eskimo assistants * * * in May 1900 * * * was the first white man to reach the hot springs." Collier further noted that in September 1901 he found a small settlement at the hot springs. Waring (1917, p. 76), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), referred to this as "Arctic Hot Springs" and noted "A few years ago prospectors built a cabin near the upper spring and a bathhouse over a bathing pool * * *." The name "Serpentine Hot Springs" came into local use and was published in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).