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41º 03’ 03.29” N 119º 01’ 35.29” W

Double Hot Springs is about 6 miles north of Black Rock Point over a very rough dirt road. A car will not make it, you need an SUV. You can get back out on the Playa at Black Rock Spring and head north to the next Playa road and turn left back into the shore which will bring you to Double Hot. But be careful of soft ground.

Of all the larger hot springs in the Black Rock area Double Hot is the hottest. The name comes from the fact it has double pools of opposing nature. One is a black pool of extremely hot water. The other is a multi-colored creation of clear beauty. Only thing the two have in common besides a linking channel is they are both deadly hot. The BLM and others have placed a fence and warning signs to get the fact of reality to the visitors. Be extremely careful around these two pools. People have died here.

Early immerge records tell of the deaths of people and animals who have slipped off the grassy edges and into the boiling hot water. Even as late as 2000, Lisa O'Shea died a few weeks after she jumped in to Double Hot to save two dogs. A fella named Andy Crowell survived slipping in, though he had second and third-degree burns over 80 % of his body. - Stay away from the edges.

Several unique things are at Double Hot. No one seems to know why the one pool is black but its water runs a small channel into the clear pool without affecting its coloration. It then runs another channel out into the nearby marsh lands, cooling as it goes.

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Double Hot's sister pools are very interesting	The upper pool is pitch black in color
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Water runs from one pool into the other	The second pool is crystal clear with color
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As pretty as this looks it's about twice as deadly	Both sister pools are about 20 feet deep
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Something not seen very often in the desert is a working hot tub. Thanks to the good work of a few people the many can enjoy its presence. But please do not abuse it. Water from the Double Hot is diverted downstream and is cooled somewhat by its short voyage. There is a valve to control the volume and the temperature of the tub. Remember bring your own towels, enjoy the tub and take your trash with you when you leave.
Black Rock Desert is nearly all volcanic and is still active heating underground water systems. These surface everywhere as hot springs. Double Hot is one of the most hottest of the larger hot springs. Never assume anything untested and never enter them.