THE MINERAL WATER
Desert Hot Springs
is recognized worldwide
for its
rich, healing, natural
mineral spring water
THE ONLY PLACE…
Desert Hot Springs mineral spring water is world renowned. Only 15 minutes from Palm Springs and 2 hours from Los Angeles, Desert Hot Springs is the only place in Southern California where you can experience pure, crystal clear, hot mineral spring water of this quality. Heated in Earth’s fissures, AZURE PALM’s mineral water emerges from the ground at 174 degrees rich with healing, restorative minerals. The hotter the water, the greater concentration of minerals. AZURE PALM’s mineral water wells are the hottest in the region.
CRYSTAL CLEAR, SILKY, ODORLESS
RESTORATIVE PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURE
MIRACLE HILL
The hottest mineral aquifer is located in an area of Desert Hot Springs called Miracle Hill. This tiny 6 block area is the source of the hottest and richest mineral water in southern California. It is home to a small number of highly rated resort spas.
The hotter the mineral water, the greater the mineral content. Azure Palm Hot Springs is located near the central, hottest area of miracle hill where the water emerges from the ground at 174 degrees.
MIRACLE HILL: DISCOVERED BY CABOT YERXA
AZURE PALM is at a special place in the heart of Miracle Hill, a small 6 block radius that is the source of abundant, mineral rich spring water. In the 1960’s a hundred spas dotted the hillside and is still home to a small number of highly rated resort spas. It is quiet. It is beautiful. The desert abounds and surrounds.
In October 1913, at the age of 30, Cabot Yerxa arrived in the Coachella Valley and began his homesteading journey with 160 acres in Desert Hot Springs. In need of water, he dug a well near his home and struck hot water right outside his door. 600 yards away he dug another well and discovered the pure and delicious cold water of the Mission Springs Aquifer. With hot and cold running water, he named his homestead Miracle Hill. Azure Palm is located only a few hundred steps from Cabot’s original well. A museum dedicated to the life of Cabot Yerxa is a short 1/4 mile walk from Azure Palm Hot Springs.
In 2020 Desert Hot Springs again captured the “Best Tasting Municipal Water in the World” Award at Berkley Springs International Water Tasting Contest. Desert Hot Springs is the most decorated city in the world for its water.
FAQ's
What’s special about our mineral water?
Desert Hot Springs is the only place in Southern California where you can experience pure, crystal clear, hot mineral spring water of this quality. Heated in Earth’s fissures, AZURE PALM’s mineral water emerges from the ground at 174 degrees rich with healing, restorative minerals. The hotter the water, the greater concentration of minerals. Thick and silky, it is rich with silica to soften and moisturize your skin. Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Lithium and hundreds of other important trace minerals are absorbed through your skin to relax your muscles and mind. While our miracle spring water maintains a high sulfur content it is completely odorless, soft and silky.
Where does the hot mineral water come from?
The source of Desert Hot Springs’ renowned water is snow melt from Mount San Gorgonio, the tallest peak in Southern California. As the snow melts, it travels for seven years to reach the aquifers beneath the city. This pure naturally filtered water seeps down through fissures deep into the earth, where it is then heated by the earth’s magma, infused with minerals, and rises back up as superheated steam, warming the water held in the hot water aquifer. Spa resorts draw out this mineral-rich resource via wells.
Does the mineral water smell like sulphur?
No. Although Miracle Hill hot springs water contains a high level of healing sulfur, it does not have a sulfur smell. This odor arises when sulfur combines with certain bacteria found in most mineral waters. However, as our water travels through the Mission Springs earthquake faults, it heats to very high temperatures, which eliminates all bacteria. Without these specific bacteria present, the sulfur smell cannot occur. The result is incredible hot spring water that is completely free of any sulfur odor.
Do we use chlorine in the water?
We bring our water out of the earth at 170 degrees. As the water travels through our systems to your pool or tub, it is chlorinated very minimally to ensure our water is completely safe, clean and free of bacteria. By the time guests enjoy our outstanding mineral water, there is no detectable chlorine in the pools, spas or tubs.