Adams, California
unincorporated community in California
Adams is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California, United States. It was formerly known as Adams Springs, a summer resort developed around a small group of mineral water springs.
Springs
The Adams Springs are beside Big Canyon Creek.
They are south of Seigler Mountain.
The springs are at an elevation of 2815 feet (858 m).
They are in a deep ravine about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Astorg Spring.
Along the steep slopes of the ravine, the exposed rocks are sandstone and shale.
Higher up these sediments are covered by basaltic or andesitic lava.
A 1914 description stated, "The main spring is at the hotel, and is an alkaline carbon-dioxated water very pleasant to drink. Its temperature is 50 °F (10 °C), and it has considerable free carbon-dioxide gas.
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