Royal Peacock Opal Mines — Rockhounding in Humboldt County, Nevada
Royal Peacock Opal Mines is a mapped rockhounding spot in Humboldt County, Nevada. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Royal Peacock Opal Mines in Humboldt County, Nevada
Quick details
- Access
- Paid / fee dig
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest road
- Virgin Valley Road
- Coordinates
- 41.78628, -119.10024
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
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
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Royal Peacock Opal Mines.
- Royal Peacock Opal MineHumboldt County, Nevada · 0 mi awayBlack Opal, Fire Opal
- Bonanza Opal MineHumboldt County, Nevada · 0 mi awayOpal
- Rainbow Ridge Opal MineHumboldt County, Nevada · 4 mi awayPrecious Opal, Black Opal, Fire Opal
- Rainbow Ridge Opal MineHumboldt County, Nevada · 4 mi away
- Greenfire Opal MineHumboldt County, Nevada · 5 mi awayOpal, Black Opal, Fire Opal
- Virgin ValleyTop pick in NevadaHumboldt County, Nevada · 6 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Chert
- Bonanza Opal MinesHumboldt County, Nevada · 6 mi away
- Nellie SpringWashoe County, Nevada · 35 mi awayOpalite
Across the state line from Royal Peacock Opal Mines
Royal Peacock Opal Mines 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.
- Fandango PassModoc County, California · 57 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- West Side Warner PeakLake County, Oregon · 59 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Geode
- Deep CreekModoc County, California · 62 mi awayAgate, Opalized Wood
- Crane MountainLake County, Oregon · 64 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Thundereggs
- LakeviewLake County, Oregon · 69 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Geode
- Area around Goose LakeModoc County, California · 69 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
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