Democrat Hot Springs

Democrat Hot Springs
Democrat Spring[1]
"Kern River No. 1 – View of Democrat Hot Springs" c. 1912 (G. Haven Bishop, SoCal Ed collection, Huntington Library
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Coordinates35°30′24″N 118°40′44″W / 35.5068°N 118.679°W / 35.5068; -118.679[1]
Elevation964 m (3,163 ft)[1]
TypeThermal
Discharge95 L/min (25 US gal/min)[2]
Temperature46 °C (115 °F)

Democrat Hot Springs, named for the Democratic political party, is a geothermally heated spring located 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Bakersfield, California, United States, on the south bank of the Kern River and on the north side of California State Route 178.