Jackson Hot Springs Montana

Jackson, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States

Location: Jackson, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Water type: iron-rich
Temperature: 42 °C
pH: 6.3

Water profile

Thermicity

Sedative

42 °C

LowHigh

Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.

Mineralisation

Bio-active

LowHigh

Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

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Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

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Jackson Hot Springs, situated in the remote Big Hole Valley near Wisdom in southwestern Montana, is a historic lodge and thermal pool complex where chloride-rich geothermal waters have been warming travellers since the 19th century in one of the American West's most historically charged landscapes. The Big Hole Valley is the site of the 1877 Battle of the Big Hole, where US Army forces attacked a peaceful encampment of Nez Perce people during their epic 1,170-mile flight toward Canada — preserved as a National Battlefield just kilometres from the hot springs, adding profound historical depth to the area. The surrounding landscape of broad ranch-land valleys framed by the Pioneer and Bitterroot Mountains, with the Big Hole river renowned among fly fishermen for its trophy trout, makes Jackson a destination where thermal soaking and wilderness Montana converge.

Insider tip — Jackson Hot Springs is a historic rural resort in Montana's Big Hole Valley, a remote high-altitude basin at 1,800 m hemmed in by the Beaverhead and Pioneer Mountains. Iron-rich geothermal water fills a large outdoor swimming pool maintained between 38 and 42°C, operated by the same lodge since the early 20th century. The valley is famous among fly-fishers for its exceptional trout streams, making the hot spring a natural après-fishing tradition. Northern Lights sightings are frequent during clear autumn nights above the unlit valley.

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