Lost Creek — Rockhounding in Deer Lodge County, Montana
Lost Creek is a mapped rockhounding spot in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Reported finds include amazonite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Lost Creek in Deer Lodge County, Montana
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Deer Lodge County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest road
- Lost Creek Road
- Coordinates
- 46.20873, -113.00319
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 Montana — Recreational mineral collecting
- Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (fee-dig operator)
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Lost Creek
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Lost Creek.
- GeorgetownDeer Lodge County, Montana · 10 mi awayGold, Chrysocolla
- Dry Cottonwood CreekTop pick in MontanaDeer Lodge County, Montana · 15 mi awaySapphire
- PhillipsburgGranite County, Montana · 15 mi awayChrysocolla, Rhodochrosite, Ore
- French CreekDeer Lodge County, Montana · 18 mi awayGold
- Brown’s GulchSilver Bow County, Montana · 20 mi awaySapphire
- PioneerPowell County, Montana · 21 mi awayGold, Calcite, Chalcopyrite
- Black Pine MineGranite County, Montana · 24 mi awayPyromorphite, Scheelite, Stolzite
- ButteTop pick in MontanaSilver Bow County, Montana · 25 mi awayBornite, Pisanite, Rhodochrosite
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