Why is my 27" IMac so hot on the upper area of the monitor?

Why is my 27-inch desktop iMac 10.6.8 OS Snow Leopard OS running so hot while in use?
My Hardware Overview:
Model Name: 27-inch Desktop iMac, Model Identifier: iMac11,3
Processor Name: Intel Core i3, Processor Speed: 3.2 GHzNumber Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2  L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB   L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB  Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86

How hot is hot? For example is it that hot you can fry an egg or it literally burns your skin? If it's neither of those it's safe to assume the temperature you're sensing is actually warm rather than hot. The area you're referring to is where the hard drive is positioned. This can and sometimes does get warm in normal operation.
If it truly was getting hot to the point where you're in danger of burning your fingers the Mac would switch itself off which is not something you're describing.

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