Belknap Springs, Oregon

Belknap Springs, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Hot Springs sign
Hot Springs sign
Belknap Springs, Oregon is located in Oregon
Belknap Springs, Oregon
Belknap Springs, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Belknap Springs, Oregon is located in the United States
Belknap Springs, Oregon
Belknap Springs, Oregon
Belknap Springs, Oregon (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°11′25″N 122°02′57″W / 44.19028°N 122.04917°W / 44.19028; -122.04917
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Established1875
Founded byRollin Simeon Belknap
Elevation
[1]
1,670 ft (510 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97413
Area codes458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136054[1]

Belknap Springs is an unincorporated community and private hot springs resort in Lane County, Oregon, United States, near the McKenzie River.

History

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

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 / 44.19417; -122.05111 (Belknap Hot Spring). 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]

Geography

Climate

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
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

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belknap Springs, Oregon
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Kaysing, Bill; Kaysing, Ruth (1993). Great Hot Springs of the West (4th edition). Santa Barbara: Capra Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-88496-382-9.
  4. ^ Climate Summary for Belknap Springs, Oregon
  5. ^ "BELKNAP SPRINGS 8 N, OR (350652)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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