▁of ▁collect ing ▁po ols ▁go ▁for ▁approximately ▁two ▁miles ▁along ▁the ▁can y on . ▁The ▁can y on ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁flash ▁flo ods . ▁The ▁plut on ▁is ▁exposed ▁in ▁Gold ▁St rike ▁C any on , ▁with ▁vol can ic ▁bre c cias , ▁multiple ▁fault s ▁and ▁di ke ▁intr us ions . ▁The ▁hot ▁spr ings ▁em an ate ▁from ▁the ▁term ination ▁of ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Tree ▁fault , ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁the ▁Salt ▁C ed ar ▁fault ▁zone . ▁The ▁spring ▁dis charge ▁is ▁abund ant ▁and ▁includes ▁gy psum ▁enc rust ations ▁and ▁a ▁carbon ate ▁spring ▁m ound . ▁This ▁fault ▁zone ▁is ▁significant , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁significant ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁is ot op ic ▁and ▁chemical ▁make ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁ground water ▁dis charg ed ▁in ▁the ▁spr ings . ▁ ▁The ▁hi ke ▁to ▁the ▁hot ▁spr ings ▁is ▁difficult ▁and ▁may ▁require ▁technical ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁ro pes ▁and ▁asc ending ▁and ▁desc ending ▁g ear . ▁ ▁Water ▁profile ▁The ▁water ▁emer ges ▁from ▁the ▁cl iffs ▁at ▁ 1 0 9 ° F , ▁and ▁as ▁they ▁collect ▁in ▁the ▁po ols , ▁the ▁temper atures ▁range ▁from ▁ 9 8 ° ▁to ▁ 1 1 0 ° . ▁Near ▁the ▁first ▁water fall ▁on ▁the ▁trail ▁is ▁a ▁sand ▁and ▁gra vel - bottom ed ▁rock ▁pool ▁at ▁ 1 0 0 ° F . ▁ ▁Location ▁G PS ▁N