Keough Hot Springs, California

Keough Hot Springs
Unincorporated community
Keough Hot Springs
Keough Hot Springs

Location in California

Coordinates: 37°15′17″N 118°22′37″W / 37.25472°N 118.37694°W / 37.25472; -118.37694Coordinates: 37°15′17″N 118°22′37″W / 37.25472°N 118.37694°W / 37.25472; -118.37694
Country United States
State California
County Inyo County
Elevation[1] 4,209 ft (1,283 m)

Keough Hot Springs (formerly, Keough's Hot Springs) is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.[1] It is located near the western edge of the Owens Valley 7.5 miles (12 km) south of Bishop,[2] at the springs called Keough Hot Springs, at an elevation of 4209 feet (1283 m).[1]

The name honors Philip P. Keough, who in 1919 opened a resort at the springs.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keough Hot Springs, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1175. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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