Spring
This 72-degree spring on BLM public land near Beatty emerges at 3,820 feet elevation, flowing 9.6 degrees above ambient temperature. Located 117 meters from Fleur de Lis Road, the site provides open access under Tonopah Field Office management. The spring sits in Great Basin transition terrain where higher elevation brings increased precipitation and cooler temperatures than lower desert zones.
Annual precipitation of 5.0 inches and 5.5 inches of snow reflect the spring's location at the upper edge of the Mojave-Great Basin ecotone. Average air temperatures of 62.4°F remain cooler than lower elevations near Pahrump, with surrounding vegetation transitioning from creosote dominance to mixed desert scrub. The spring flows from terrain where fault systems allow groundwater circulation through heated rock at depth. Mountains visible to the west, north, and east frame valley floors where geothermal features occasionally surface.
The generic "SPRING" designation indicates no documented naming tradition. Fleur de Lis Road, the nearest access route, carries a French name whose origin in this remote Nevada location is not explained in available sources. The area falls within Western Shoshone territories historically, though specific Indigenous use of this spring is not recorded. Mining activity throughout the Beatty region in the late 1800s and early 1900s may have brought prospectors past this feature.
Access requires a 117-meter walk from Fleur de Lis Road across BLM land open to public use. Visit during spring or fall for moderate temperatures; summer heat reaches the 90s while winter can bring snow at this 3,820-foot elevation. Beatty provides services 10 miles away. The spring's mild 72-degree temperature offers comfortable wading rather than hot soaking. Multiple-use designation means encountering mining or grazing evidence is possible.