Belknap Springs, Oregon
Belknap Springs is an unincorporated community and private hot springs resort in Lane County, Oregon, United States, near the McKenzie River.
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Belknap Springs Location within the state of Oregon Belknap Springs Belknap Springs (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′25″N 122°02′57″W / 44.19028°N 122.04917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Established | 1875 |
| Founded by | Rollin Simeon Belknap |
| Elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97413 |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136054[1] |
History edit
The springs were located and initially developed by R. S. Belknap in 1869. A post office named "Salt Springs" was established in the location in 1874, and the name changed to "Belknap Springs" in 1875.[2] The post office closed in 1877 and reopened in 1891, operating intermittently until 1953.[2]
Belknap Hot Spring edit
Belknap Hot Spring itself is located across the McKenzie River from the resort at 44°11′39″N 122°3′4″W / 44.19417°N 122.05111°W. It emerges from the source at 75 minutes per gallon at temperatures ranging from 147 °F–198 °F. The water is piped to the soaking pool facilities.[3]
Touted as a mineral spa in the late 19th century, since then the resort site has gone through several changes of ownership and had various improvements made to it, including the addition of a hotel (currently a lodge) and cabins, forming a summer resort community. The resort has been almost continuously open to the public since the 1870s, except for a period of closure from 1968 to 1978.[citation needed]
Climate edit
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Belknap Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]
| Climate data for Belknap Springs | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) | 72 (22) | 78 (26) | 93 (34) | 100 (38) | 104 (40) | 106 (41) | 106 (41) | 105 (41) | 92 (33) | 70 (21) | 58 (14) | 106 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39 (4) | 44.3 (6.8) | 49.8 (9.9) | 56.4 (13.6) | 64.8 (18.2) | 72.4 (22.4) | 81.5 (27.5) | 81.6 (27.6) | 75.3 (24.1) | 62 (17) | 46.7 (8.2) | 38.3 (3.5) | 59.3 (15.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 29 (−2) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 33.8 (1.0) | 39.1 (3.9) | 44.8 (7.1) | 48.9 (9.4) | 48.5 (9.2) | 43.9 (6.6) | 37.8 (3.2) | 32.8 (0.4) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 37.1 (2.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 2 (−17) | −2 (−19) | 6 (−14) | 18 (−8) | 26 (−3) | 31 (−1) | 34 (1) | 35 (2) | 28 (−2) | 19 (−7) | 8 (−13) | −4 (−20) | −4 (−20) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.56 (294) | 8.64 (219) | 7.95 (202) | 5.49 (139) | 4.11 (104) | 2.51 (64) | 0.82 (21) | 1.12 (28) | 2.21 (56) | 5.68 (144) | 11.74 (298) | 13.22 (336) | 75.04 (1,906) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 21.2 (54) | 13.1 (33) | 10.9 (28) | 2.1 (5.3) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 6.1 (15) | 20.8 (53) | 74.5 (189) |
| Average precipitation days | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 157 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belknap Springs, Oregon
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Kaysing, Bill; Kaysing, Ruth (1993). Great Hot Springs of the West (4th edition). Santa Barbara: Capra Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-88496-382-9.
- ^ Climate Summary for Belknap Springs, Oregon
- ^ "BELKNAP SPRINGS 8 N, OR (350652)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
External links edit
- "Belknap Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Belknap Hot Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "An Historical Guide to Belknap Hot Springs". from Belknap Hot Springs, Spa and Gardens, current owners of the hot springs resort
- "Belknap history". from McKenzie Hot Springs Cottage (owned by descendants of original Belknap Springs owners)