Benton Hot Springs, California

The Benton Hot Spring is a spring in Mono County, California[2] around which grew the town of Benton[1] (also known as Old Benton,[1] and Hot Springs[3]). It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Benton and 31 miles (50 km) north-northwest of Bishop, at an elevation of 5630 feet (1716 m).[1]

Benton Hot Springs
Unincorporated community
Benton Hot Springs
Benton Hot Springs
Location in California
Benton Hot Springs
Benton Hot Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°48′01″N 118°31′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMono County
Elevation
[1]
5,630 ft (1,716 m)

The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886.[3] The name honors Senator Thomas Hart Benton, United States senator from Missouri.[3] The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines.[3] At the end of the 19th century, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to Benton Station.[3]

Of the springs at the site, one was described in a 1915 book as issuing water at 135 °F (57 °C).[4]

Nearby

Other springs are located nearby: Paert's Hot Springs and Taylor Springs, a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Benton Hot Springs.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Hot Springs, California
  2. Waring 1915, p. 200.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1146. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. Waring 1915, p. 136.

Reference bibliography
  • Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.


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