Stansbury Mountains — Rockhounding in Tooele County, Utah
Stansbury Mountains is a mapped rockhounding spot in Tooele County, Utah. Reported finds include cerussite, galena, gold, pyrite. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Stansbury Mountains in Tooele County, Utah
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- FR 546
- Coordinates
- 40.51761, -112.63741
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 Stansbury Mountains
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Stansbury Mountains.
- Johnson PassTooele County, Utah · 13 mi awayOnyx, Calcite, Galena
- OphirTooele County, Utah · 22 mi awayGalena, Gold, Pyrite
- Bear GulchSalt Lake County, Utah · 25 mi awayGold
- MercurTooele County, Utah · 26 mi awayCinnabar, Gold, Orpiment
- Bingham CanyonSalt Lake County, Utah · 27 mi awayActinolite, Barite, Bismuth
- Great Salt LakeSalt Lake County, Utah · 28 mi awayAragonite, Bloedite, Gypsum
- FairfieldUtah County, Utah · 31 mi awayChalcedony, Chert, Limonite
- Wells CanyonUtah County, Utah · 31 mi awayCalcite, Quartz, Smithsonite
Across the state line from Stansbury Mountains
Stansbury Mountains 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.
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