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Hutlinana Hot Springs is a remote geothermal spring in interior Alaska on the right bank of Hutlinana Creek, northwest of Fairbanks and southeast of Rampart. Reportedly named by prospectors, it remains difficult to reach, with no direct road access and no officially maintained trail from the Elliott Highway. Volunteers sometimes mark the route informally. The spring pool reaches about 106 degrees Fahrenheit, and a short stone wall separates the warm pool from the cold Hutlinana River. Nearby geothermal water keeps part of the river open in winter, while freeze-up can create the most practical route across frozen muskeg and forest despite changing conditions and the lack of facilities.
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Rampart, Alaska · United States
