Hachita — Rockhounding in Grant County, New Mexico
Hachita is a mapped rockhounding spot in Grant County, New Mexico. Reported finds include cerussite, silver, stilbite, wolframite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Hachita in Grant County, New Mexico
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Grant County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest road
- Continental Divide Trail
- Coordinates
- 31.89541, -108.42536
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:
- Rockhound State Park — Collection rules
- BLM New Mexico
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Hachita
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- CerussiteEncyclopedia →
- SilverEncyclopedia →
- StilbiteEncyclopedia →
- WolframiteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Hachita.
- Apache MineHidalgo County, New Mexico · 8 mi awayCalcite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
- Playas LakeHidalgo County, New Mexico · 10 mi awayFluorite
- Big Hatchet MountainsHidalgo County, New Mexico · 19 mi awayAgate, Moss Opal
- Pyramid MountainsHidalgo County, New Mexico · 27 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Jasper
- Big Diggins MineLuna County, New Mexico · 30 mi awayAgate
- Pyramid PeakHidalgo County, New Mexico · 33 mi awayFluorite
- Granite GapHidalgo County, New Mexico · 35 mi awayArgentite, Cerussite, Cuprite
- Shakespeare Ghost TownHidalgo County, New Mexico · 36 mi awayAzurite, Bornite, Galena
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