The hot springs are located at the north end of the Alvord Desert just east of Steens Mountain and north of the 2-6 Hot Springs which are much larger but less known.

[1] The hydrothermal system may be in its waning stages of existence.

[3][4] The water pH is neutral to slightly alkaline.

[1] An ecosystem of thermophilic organisms exist in the springs, separated by temperature strata.

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