Where to Find Topaz in Colorado
Colorado has 6 mapped collecting spots that report topaz, spread across 5 counties. The largest share sits in El Paso County with 2 spots. 5 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Every topaz spot we track in Colorado
Best spotSt. Peters Dome (Gold Camp Road)El Paso County, ColoradoPublic access · Fluorite, Smoky Quartz, Amazonite +2
Best spotDevils Head (Rampart Range)Douglas County, ColoradoPublic access · Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Amazonite +1
Best spotTarryall Mountains (Spruce Grove)Park County, ColoradoPublic access · Smoky Quartz, Topaz, Amazonite
Specimen MountainLarimer County, ColoradoPermission required · Allophane, Calcite, Agate +2
Sugarloaf & Ruby MountainsChaffee County, ColoradoPublic access · Rhyolite, Perlite, Apache Tear +2
Cook Mountain (southern side)El Paso County, ColoradoPublic access · Amazonite, Smoky Quartz, Topaz
Standout topaz spots in Colorado
Hand-picked from the full list above, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Devils Head (Rampart Range)
Douglas County
Devils Head sits in the Pikes Peak granite of the Rampart Range, where weathered pegmatite pockets have produced large topaz and smoky quartz crystals along with amazonite and fluorite.
St. Peters Dome (Gold Camp Road)
El Paso County
St. Peters Dome is a Pikes Peak granite peak in Pike National Forest where the historic Cheyenne fluorspar district left dumps that still yield loose purple, green, and white fluorite within a short walk of the parking area.
Tarryall Mountains (Spruce Grove)
Park County
The Tarryall Mountains are one of the better topaz localities in the Pikes Peak region, with smoky quartz and pale amazonite in pegmatites of the Redskin Stock.
Best counties for topaz in Colorado
Ranked by the number of mapped topaz spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
Before you go
Read the topaz identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Topaz in the encyclopedia.
