Close up of seep (PV-1) using syringe to sample the discharge (62°C), Pumpernickel Valley. As of 2006, the Hot Springs (Tipton) Ranch area of Pumpernickel Valley has been leased to Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. and ORMAT Technologies Inc. for construction of a binary geothermal power plant. Photo by Bret Pecoraro. 9/12/2002