page_title: Desert Hot Springs, California
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Desert Hot Springs, California / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: West side of the City of Desert Hot Springs.
context_page_description: Desert Hot Springs is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. The city is located within the Coachella Valley geographic region, sometimes referred to as the Desert Empire. The population was 25,938 at the 2010 census, up from 16,582 at the 2000 census. The city has experienced rapid growth since the 1970s, when there were 2,700 residents.
  It is named for its many natural hot springs. It is one of several places in the world with naturally occurring hot and cold mineral springs. More than 20 natural mineral spring lodgings can be found in town. Unlike hot springs with a high sulfur content, the mineral springs in town are odorless.
context_section_description: Before development of the city began in the 1930s, Desert Hot Springs was a treeless place in the Colorado Desert.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.6 square miles (61 km²), of which 99.89% is land and 0.11% is water. Desert Hot Springs is nestled between two mountain ranges: San Bernardino Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains. It is located just south of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park. It is located in the Colorado Desert region of the Sonoran Desert.
caption: Landscape in western Desert Hot Springs.
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