Benton Hot Springs, California

Benton Hot Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Benton Hot Springs
Benton Hot Springs Location in California
Coordinates: 37°48′01″N 118°31′44″W / 37.80028°N 118.52889°W / 37.80028; -118.52889Coordinates: 37°48′01″N 118°31′44″W / 37.80028°N 118.52889°W / 37.80028; -118.52889
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono County
Elevation[1]	5,630 ft (1,716 m)

Benton Hot Springs (also, Benton,^[1] Old Benton,^[1] and Hot Springs^[2]) is an unincorporated community in Mono County, California.^[1] 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]

The Benton post office opened at the place in 1886.^[2] The name honors Senator Thomas Hart Benton, United States senator from Missouri.^[2] The town saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines.^[2] After the close of the 19th century, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to Benton Station.^[2]

Of the springs at the site, one was descibred in a 1915 book as issuing water at 135 °F (57 °C).^[3]

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.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Hot Springs, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1146. ISBN 9781884995149. 
3. ^ Waring, Gerald A. (1915). Springs of California. Washington, D.C.: United States Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 338, Government Printing Office. p. 136.