Yucca Mountain — Rockhounding in Nye County, Nevada
Yucca Mountain is a mapped rockhounding spot in Nye County, Nevada. Reported finds include geode, nodules. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Yucca Mountain in Nye County, Nevada
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Nye County
- State
- Nevada
- Coordinates
- 36.97823, -116.46315
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 Yucca Mountain
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Yucca Mountain.
- Beatty (blue quartz area)Nye County, Nevada · 17 mi awayBlue Quartz, Marble, Phyllite
- BeattyNye County, Nevada · 21 mi awayCinnabar, Opalite, Copper
- Scotty’s JunctionNye County, Nevada · 33 mi awayArrowheads, Obsidian, Apache Tears
- Las Vegas (lead area)Nye County, Nevada · 42 mi awayLead, Silver, Zinc
- TokopEsmeralda County, Nevada · 49 mi awayCopper, Gold, Lead
- Gold MountainEsmeralda County, Nevada · 50 mi awayCitrine, Quartz
- GoldfieldTop pick in NevadaEsmeralda County, Nevada · 65 mi awayAlum, Pyrite, Quartz
- Montezuma PeakEsmeralda County, Nevada · 68 mi awayChalcedony, Chert, Jasper
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