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Thermopolis in Hot Springs County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
 

World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs

 
 
World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 4, 2016
1. World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs Marker
Inscription. See this natural phenomenon while you are in Thermopolis. Monument hill, pictured here, and visible from this site, overlooks the "Big Spring"
(map with arrows and diagram)
See other springs and beautiful terraces created by the mineral deposits of these healing waters. Learn the history of the Indians 'Gift of the Waters' to the White man. See large Buffalo herd. Avail yourself of many Park facilities. No Entrance Fee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EntertainmentNatural Features.
 
Location. 43° 38.724′ N, 108° 13.788′ W. Marker is in Thermopolis, Wyoming, in Hot Springs County. It is on State Highway 120 near Fremont Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Wyoming Highway 120, Thermopolis WY 82443, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bighorn Basin and in Wind River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Broad Streets of Thermopiles (approx. 0.8 miles away); Thermopolis Downtown Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Plaza Hotel (approx. 1½ miles away); Bah Guewana (approx. 1½ miles away); Tepee Fountain (approx. 1.6 miles away); Walter Manly Haynes (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hot Springs State Park
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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Ancient Red Rocks (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thermopolis.
 
World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 4, 2016
2. World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs Marker
World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 4, 2016
3. World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs
World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 4, 2016
4. World's Largest Mineral Hot Springs
Bighorn River in the foreground.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
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Jun. 12, 2026