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Geothermal phenomenon · 40 °C

Géiser Ixtlán de los Hervores

Ixtlán, Michoacán

A natural geyser blasting 90 °C steam, with regulated pools alongside so you can watch up close.

The Ixtlán de los Hervores geyser throwing steam
Ixtlanmich · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The water

In the pool
38–42 °C

like a very hot bath

As it leaves the ground
90 °C

almost as hot as fresh brewed coffee

Sulfated. The sulfur smell reveals water coming straight from volcanic rock

Why it surfaces here

Active natural geyser and boiling springs.

Sistema Geotérmico Ixtlán. Mexico's greatest geothermal energy: fumaroles, boiling mud and geysers in high-altitude forest.

Photographs

Watch it before you go

  • Ixtlan de los hervores | Balneario por 20 pesos · Lugares Chidos by Luis

  • Géiser (balneario) Ixtlán de los hervores/Fabián Barajas · Fabián Barajas

More about this place

Within 50 km

Straight-line distance. Driving time is calculated on the route.