Ninemile Creek — Rockhounding in Missoula County, Montana
Ninemile Creek is a mapped rockhounding spot in Missoula County, Montana. Reported finds include gold. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Ninemile Creek in Missoula County, Montana
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Missoula County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest road
- Ninemile Road
- Coordinates
- 47.13574, -114.51897
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 Ninemile Creek
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Ninemile Creek.
- Cedar Creek and Trout CreekMineral County, Montana · 17 mi awayGold
- White Cloud MineRavalli County, Montana · 43 mi awayBeryl
- Rock CreekTop pick in MontanaGranite County, Montana · 65 mi awayQuartz, Sapphire
- Brown’s LakePowell County, Montana · 72 mi awayScheelite
- Black Pine MineGranite County, Montana · 72 mi awayPyromorphite, Scheelite, Stolzite
- Gem Mountain Sapphire MineGranite County, Montana · 76 mi awaySapphire
- Gem Mountain Sapphire MineGranite County, Montana · 76 mi away
- PhillipsburgGranite County, Montana · 81 mi awayChrysocolla, Rhodochrosite, Ore
Across the state line from Ninemile Creek
Ninemile Creek is close enough to the Montana border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- North Fork Clearwater RiverClearwater County, Idaho · 45 mi awayGold
- Bathtub MountainShoshone County, Idaho · 50 mi awayStaurolite
- AveryShoshone County, Idaho · 59 mi awayKyanite, Staurolite
- BurkeShoshone County, Idaho · 67 mi awayQuartz
- General Area (Clearwater NF)Clearwater County, Idaho · 70 mi awayAlmandine Garnet
- Rhodes CreekClearwater County, Idaho · 73 mi awayZircon
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