Casa Diablo Hot Springs, California

Casa Diablo Hot Springs is a hot springs and active geothermal location, near Mammoth Lakes and the Eastern Sierra Nevada, in Mono County, eastern California.

Casa Diablo Hot Springs
Locale
Casa Diablo Hot Springs is located in California
Casa Diablo Hot Springs
Casa Diablo Hot Springs
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°38′47″N 118°54′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMono County
Elevation
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7,319 ft (2,231 m)
The power plant (bottom) with the formerly active geothermal areas on the slope above (white areas).

Geography

It is within the northern part of the Long Valley Caldera volcanic feature and zone, and beside U.S. Highway 395. California State Route 203 branches off to the west from the Highway 395 interchange at Casa Diablo Hot Springs, leading to the Mammoth Lakes and ski resort area, and Devils Postpile National Monument.

History

Casa Diablo Hot Springs was once the site of a regularly erupting geyser. It was an obsidian mine for Native Americans. Casa Diablo was a stagecoach station from 1878 to 1881.[2] A tourist stop was built here in the 1920s, including an 'Indian Trading Post' and service station alongside old Highway 395.[3]

Geothermal power

The Mammoth Geothermal Complex is located here, owned by Ormat and operated by Mammoth Pacific, LP.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casa Diablo Hot Springs, California
  2. California Historic Point of Interest: Casa Diablo Near Mammoth Lakes
  3. The Frasher Foto Digital Acquisitions Project, Postcard Collection (1888-1954), Pomona Public Library, City of Pomona, California Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Mammoth Pacific - the Basics of Geothermal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07. Mammoth Pacific, LP: "The Basics of Geothermal" - Casa Diablo . accessed 12.2.2010
  5. "Mammoth geothermal development at Casa Diablo Hot Springs, Long Valley caldera, California". Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-05. USGS.gov: Gallery


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