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One of many hot springs modified by heavy machinery which line the edges of the Black Rock desert the Trego Trench, as it is commonly known, has wild variations in temperature, with little consistency. | One of many hot springs modified by heavy machinery which line the edges of the Black Rock desert the Trego Trench, as it is commonly known, has wild variations in temperature, with little consistency. | ||
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Crossing the playa at Trego can present a hazard as it is hard to see oncoming train traffic. | Crossing the playa at Trego can present a hazard as it is hard to see oncoming train traffic. | ||
Camping is at permitted at designated sites. Fire rings are provided | Camping is at permitted at designated sites. Fire rings are provided. | ||
[[Image:Trego2002a.jpg|right|thumb]] | [[Image:Trego2002a.jpg|right|thumb]] | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 26 May 2014
One of many hot springs modified by heavy machinery which line the edges of the Black Rock desert the Trego Trench, as it is commonly known, has wild variations in temperature, with little consistency.
It is on public land part of the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, right next to the railroad right of way and crossing.
Crossing the playa at Trego can present a hazard as it is hard to see oncoming train traffic.
Camping is at permitted at designated sites. Fire rings are provided.
See Also
External Resources
- GNIS, Trego
- Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
- Variant: Trego Siding. Citation: Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p60
- GNIS, Trego Hot Springs
- Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Post Phase I Map Revisions. Various editions. 01-Jan-2000.
- Variant: Butte Hot Spring. Citation: Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p60
- The 1881 Gibbs map of California and Nevada indicates that "Boiling Butte" might be another name for Old Razorback Mountain.
- Butte Spring. Citation: Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p126
- Kyles Hot Springs. Citation: Sacramento Daily Union Newspaper, August 26, 1864. Letters from Nevada Territory (by G.K.G.)
- Note that there is modern day Kyle Hot Spring near Unionville.
- Trego Hot Spring. Citation: Garside, L. J. and Schilling, J. H. 'Thermal Waters of Nevada' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 91, 1979, 163 pp. Describes hot springs and hot water seeps of Nevada with location information and map at 1:1,000,000. p60
- nbmg.unr.edu/geothermal Trego Hot Springs
- google map
- yahoo map
- terraserver
- Nobles Trail (Emigrant Trails West) "Trego Springs - Marker N-4"
Images
- Roy D. Graves Pictorial Collection, Volume 94: Western Pacific Railroad -- Stations and Scenes -- Sacramento Northern :169 Trego station. Western Pacific Railroad. (Description only)
- spench.com
- loupiote
- lukecbarrett
- lukecbarrett