Snowville — Rockhounding in Box Elder County, Utah
Snowville is a mapped rockhounding spot in Box Elder County, Utah. Reported finds include variscite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Snowville in Box Elder County, Utah
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Box Elder County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- Stone Road
- Postcode
- 84336
- Coordinates
- 41.98183, -112.70873
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 Utah — Rockhounding overview
- Utah Geological Survey — collecting guidelines
- SITLA — surface use rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Snowville
Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
- VarisciteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Snowville.
- Great Salt LakeBox Elder County, Utah · 32 mi awayAragonite, Bloedite, Blauberite
- Raft River MountainsBox Elder County, Utah · 42 mi awayGold, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite
- SmithfieldCache County, Utah · 48 mi awayCerussite, Smithsonite
- Logan CanyonCache County, Utah · 51 mi awayCacotrichite, Galena
- Promontory MountainsBox Elder County, Utah · 52 mi awayCerussite, Bornite, Calamine
- WillardBox Elder County, Utah · 54 mi awayStibnite, Galena, Hematite
- Birch CreekBox Elder County, Utah · 54 mi awayKyanite
- Promontory PointBox Elder County, Utah · 54 mi awayObsidian, Variscite
Across the state line from Snowville
Snowville is close enough to the Utah border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- AlmoCassia County, Idaho · 49 mi awayTopaz
- Bear RiverFranklin County, Idaho · 56 mi awayPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
- Bear LakeBear Lake County, Idaho · 65 mi awayFossils
- Moonlight MineBannock County, Idaho · 66 mi awayBornite, Chalcocite
- Goose CreekElko County, Nevada · 70 mi awayPetrified Wood
- MontpelierBear Lake County, Idaho · 80 mi awayGypsum
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