Fly Geyser Nevada
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Fly Geyser Nevada also known as Fly Ranch Geyser, is a small geothermal geyser located on private land in Washoe County, Nevada, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Gerlach. Fly Geyser is located near the edge of Fly Reservoir in the Hualapai Geothermal Flats and is approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) high and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, counting the mound on which it sits.
Fly Geyser Nevada In June 2016, the nonprofit Burning Man Project purchased the 3,800-acre (1,500 ha) Fly Ranch, including the geyser, for $6.5 million. [1] [2] The Burning Man Project began offering limited public access to the property in May 2018. [3] The geysers contain thermophilic algae, which thrive in moist, warm environments, resulting in the many shades of green and red that color the rocks.
Fly Geyser Nevada is located on the Fly Ranch in Hualapai Flat, about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) off State Route 34 [4] and about 25 miles (40 km) north of Gerlach, Nevada. It is east of the Black Rock Desert.
The temperature of the water erupting from the geyser can exceed 200 °F (93 °C), [9] which is typical for geysers at high altitudes. [10]
Carolina Muñoz Saez, who was hired by Burning Man owners to study the geyser, reported that the geyser “has really high amounts of silica.” The silica combined with the temperature has caused exceptionally rapid formation of quartz inside the geyser. Quartz typically takes up to 10,000 years to develop in a geyser. Saez said that Fly Geyser is unlike any other geyser he has studied.
The Fly Ranch is open for short, guided three-hour nature walks from April to October each year. The geyser is part of a nature walk. The tour is managed and led by the Friends of Black Rock-High Rock. Payment for tickets for the walk is considered a donation and is used to support the Fly Ranch and Friends organization
An earlier well drilling attempt in 1917 resulted in the formation of a geyser close to the currently active Fly Geyser; It formed a column of calcium carbonate about 12 feet (3.7 m) tall, but it ceased in 1964 when Fly Geyser began spewing water