Rockhounding in Pershing County, Nevada
6 mapped rockhounding spots in Pershing County. Most commonly produces antimony, geode, lead, silver.
Pershing County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Map showing 6 rockhounding spots in Pershing County, Nevada
Standouts in Pershing County
Hand-picked spots in Pershing County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickBlack Rock Desert
PublicPershing County
Black Rock Desert belongs on the list because the collecting context is an enormous BLM-managed volcanic and basin landscape rather than a single small pit. Local rockhounding guidance for Black Rock-High Rock country highlights minerals, common fossils, and petrified wood rules, while BLM documents the area's national conservation status and broad public-land recreation framework.
Opalized Wood, Petrified Wood, Agate, Fire Opal
- No photoTop pick
Lincoln Hill
PublicPershing County
Lincoln Hill is unusually specific for a lapidary locality: Mindat and cited NBMG work document pink to lavender dumortierite in felsitic trachyte breccia, with quartz, andalusite, corundum, ganterite, and tourmaline in the same deposit. That focused borosilicate assemblage makes it a stronger pick than a generic Pershing County mining-district listing.
Blue Dumortierite, Pink Dumortierite
Spots in Pershing County
| Spot | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Desert | 40.8859, -119.0567 | Public | |
| Humboldt Lake Area Mining DistrictReservation Road | 40.0806, -118.3871 | Public | |
| Lincoln HillRochester Canyon Road |
| 40.2923, -118.2122 | Public |
| Nightingale Mountain Range | 40.0815, -119.2329 | Public | |
| Pershing CountyAmerican Canyon Road | 40.2784, -118.0935 | Public | |
| Star Peak |
| 40.5206, -118.1521 | Public |
Neighboring counties in Nevada
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Pershing County. A natural extension if Pershing County is already on your trip plan.
- Churchill County~55 mi6 spotsTop: Gold, Silver, Copper
- Washoe County~58 mi6 spotsTop: Agate, Obsidian, Chrysocolla
- Lander County~78 mi5 spotsTop: Copper, Silver, Gold
- Lyon County~81 mi6 spotsTop: Agate, Gold, Bluestone
- Humboldt County~85 mi16 spotsTop: Gold, Silver, Black Opal
- Douglas County~111 mi5 spotsTop: Gold, Copper, Platinum
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