If you are visiting the fascinating Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument near Silver City in New Mexico, it is well worth your while to hike up to see some of the natural hot springs in the area. Starting at the Gila Visitor’s Center<, a 20-minute walk along trail 157 will bring you to Light Feather Hot Spring, where you will find water pumping from the base of a deep canyon at around 130 degrees – probably a bit too hot for most people to want to bathe in. If you are up for a longer hike, you can reach the popular Jordan Hot Springs, which fill up a very pleasant three-foot deep pool with mineral-rich thermal waters at about 90 degrees – just right for a good soak after your hike.

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