What is the geography of Steamboat Springs, Colorado?
Steamboat Springs is located at (40.476379, -106.826654). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.1 km sq (10.1 square miles), all land. The Yampa Valley and surrounding area contain several geothermal hot springs. The city is named after the Steamboat Spring, located near the present day library, whose bubbling sounded like a steamboat to early white settlers. Unfortunately, blasting for the railroad in 1908 silenced the chugging spring. There are currently two springs in Steamboat that are open to the public. The largest is at the http://www.sshra.org/ Steamboat Health and Rec Center, with multiple pools and a slide. A few miles out of town, up in the hills, is http://www.strawberryhotsprings.com/ Strawberry Park Hot Springs, with two pools and complete darkness so you can relax under the stars. Clothing is optional after dark. The Yampa River–a popular place for fishing, rafting, tubing and kayaking–flows through Steamboat Springs.
