Hot springs/The North that Pulls Apart
Natural pool · 49 °C
Aguas Termales de Aconchi
Aconchi, Sonora
A fault of the Sonora river valley releases water from 45 to 52 °C. The census notes grills, not a temperate pool.
The water
- In the pool
- 45–52 °C
- As it leaves the ground
- No vent on record
hotter than a hot tub
Mixed. A blend of volcanic and sedimentary inputs
Why it surfaces here
Normal fault in extension.
Valle Río Sonora. Faults of the semi-desert and the high plateau, from Coahuila and Sonora down to Aguascalientes.
Photographs
KingArthur03 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Watch it before you go
ACONCHI, SONORA | Visitamos las AGUAS TERMALES, lugar de relajación y meditación. · Alejandro Corrales Felix
Conociendo las aguas termales de Aconchi, Sonora. #rodandoporsonora · Rodando Por Sonora