Searchlight — Rockhounding in Clark County, Nevada
Searchlight is a mapped rockhounding spot in Clark County, Nevada. Reported finds include copper, gold, lead, silver. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Searchlight in Clark County, Nevada
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Clark County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest road
- Coyote Mine Road
- Postcode
- 89046
- Coordinates
- 35.49690, -114.92434
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 Nevada — Recreation
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine (fee-dig operator)
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Searchlight
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Searchlight.
- Crescent PeakClark County, Nevada · 12 mi awayTurquoise, Copper, Gold
- NelsonClark County, Nevada · 19 mi awayAlmandine Garnet
- Black MountainClark County, Nevada · 32 mi awayIron, Manganese
- HendersonClark County, Nevada · 34 mi awayChalcedony, Jasper, Onyx
- JeanClark County, Nevada · 39 mi awayHydrozincite, Antimony, Cobalt
- Las Vegas WashClark County, Nevada · 42 mi awayAmethyst
- Gass PeakClark County, Nevada · 62 mi awayGold, Silver, Zinc
- White BasinTop pick in NevadaClark County, Nevada · 62 mi awayUlexite
Across the state line from Searchlight
Searchlight is close enough to the Nevada border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Las Vegas (manganese area)Mohave County, Arizona · 35 mi awayManganese
- Area of Mineral Park & CerbatMohave County, Arizona · 42 mi awayKaolin, Turquoise
- Emerald Isle MineMohave County, Arizona · 42 mi awayChrysocolla, Tenorite
- 15 mi. NW of KingsmanMohave County, Arizona · 43 mi awayArsenopyrite, Dufrenoysite
- Golden Gem & Vanderbilt MinesMohave County, Arizona · 46 mi awayGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
- Kingman Feldspar MineTop pick in ArizonaMohave County, Arizona · 51 mi awayAllanite, Microcline, Quartz
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