Miracle Hot Springs
Hobo Hot Springs Compressor Hot Springs Clear Creek Hot Springs | |
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.jpg) Hobo Hot Springs on the Kern River, Miracle Hot Springs, California | |
  Miracle Hot Springs Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 35°34′33″N 118°32′04″W / 35.57583°N 118.53444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 2,382 ft (726 m) |
Miracle Hot Springs (formerly, Hobo Hot Springs; also known as Compressor Hot Springs and Clear Creek Hot Springs)[2][3] is an unincorporated community in the Kern River Valley, in Kern County, California.[1] It is located along the Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Isabella, California,[3] at an elevation of 2,382 feet (726 m).[1]
The earliest known name for this hot spring was Compressor, named after a turbine built by an indigenous miner. The turbine was supplied with water from Clear Creek that drove a compressor that provided air to miners working underground.[2]
The name Hobo was based on the rancher's name for the workmen who lived there, who were accused of stealing sheep and cattle.[3] Another account of the name Hobo Hot Springs claims that a hobo camp that included several bathhouses was built in 1901 when the Borel power plant was under construction.[2]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miracle Hot Springs, California
- ^ a b c Powers, Bob. "Hot Springs in the Sequoia National Forest". Kern River Ranger District, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1073. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.