Homestead Crater (Midway, Utah)

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700 Homestead Drive
Midway, UT 84049
(435) 657-3840
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The Crater began forming about 10,000 years ago. Water from snow melting on the Wasatch Mountains seeped deep within the earth. Two miles below the surface, the earth's interior heated the water and sent it skyward. As it percolated upward, it picked up minerals and they eventually formed the beehive shaped limestone deposit called the Homestead Crater. It is a 55-foot tall rock that nature has hollowed out and filled with 90° to 96° water. You can go swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling or enjoy a therapeutic soak. The Homestead Crater is the only warm water scuba diving destination in the continental US. (800) 327-7220
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_caldera
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Coordinates:   40°31'26"N   111°29'6"W

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  • There is now a tunnel into the crater, no climbing and roping down. The heat if the water limits scube dives to under 45 minutes
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