York Area — Rockhounding in Greenlee County, Arizona
Fire agate is the reason the York and Duncan country earns the first Arizona slot: BLM identifies the nearby Round Mountain area as a public rockhounding destination, and its Arizona brochure lists fire agate as a notable Safford Field Office gemstone. The broader York area adds banded agate, carnelian, and jasper, so the site represents southeastern Arizona's volcanic chalcedony ground rather than a single-mine specimen stop. Reported finds include fire agate, banded agate, carnelian, jasper. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
York Area photos
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Map showing York Area in Greenlee County, Arizona
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Greenlee County
- State
- Arizona
- Coordinates
- 32.89402, -109.21288
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual rockhounding
Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Arizona — Recreational Mineral Collecting
- Arizona Geological Survey
- Arizona State Land Department recreation permits
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at York Area
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of York Area.
- 1 mi. N of old Three-Way drive-in theaterTop pick in ArizonaGreenlee County, Arizona · 5 mi awayFire Agate, Chalcedony
- Ward CanyonGreenlee County, Arizona · 11 mi awayRed Agate
- W of Mulligan PeakGreenlee County, Arizona · 13 mi awayNodules
- N of Mulligan PeakGreenlee County, Arizona · 13 mi awayPurple Agate
- Limestone GulchGreenlee County, Arizona · 13 mi awayAgate
- Foothills of Sunset PeakGreenlee County, Arizona · 16 mi awayAgate, Blue Jasper, Black Jasper
- Both sides of Mule Creek RoadGreenlee County, Arizona · 17 mi awayChalcedony Geode
- Mine dumps along Coronado TrailGreenlee County, Arizona · 17 mi awayChrysocolla, Turquoise
Across the state line from York Area
York Area is close enough to the Arizona border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Mule CreekGrant County, New Mexico · 20 mi awayApache Tears
- Glenwood & PleasantonCatron County, New Mexico · 34 mi awayFluorite, Topaz
- RedrockTop pick in New MexicoGrant County, New Mexico · 34 mi awayRicolite, Banded Serpentine
- MogollonCatron County, New Mexico · 42 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Golden Eagle & Handcar MinesCatron County, New Mexico · 43 mi awayTetradymite
- Shakespeare Ghost TownHidalgo County, New Mexico · 47 mi awayAzurite, Bornite, Galena
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