Little Cottonwood — Rockhounding in Salt Lake County, Utah
Little Cottonwood is a mapped rockhounding spot in Salt Lake County, Utah. Reported finds include apatite, alunite, biotite, hornblende, magnetite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Little Cottonwood in Salt Lake County, Utah
Quick details
- Access
- Permission required
- County
- Salt Lake County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- Little Cottonwood Road
- Postcode
- 85092
- Coordinates
- 40.57016, -111.71354
Land & collecting status
Permission required before collecting
Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.
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 Little Cottonwood
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Little Cottonwood.
- Big Cottonwood mining districtSalt Lake County, Utah · 4 mi awayActinolite, Barite, Orthoclase
- Carbonate Gem MinesSalt Lake County, Utah · 4 mi awayAnglesite, Barite, Cerussite
- AltaSalt Lake County, Utah · 4 mi awayApatite, Biotite, Barite
- Santaquin & Silver Lake mining districtsUtah County, Utah · 5 mi awayActinolite, Andradite, Argentite
- Big Cottonwood CanyonSalt Lake County, Utah · 6 mi awayAzurite, Malachite
- Clayton PeakWasatch County, Utah · 9 mi awaySpinel, Vesuvianite, Chabazite
- Park City mining districtSummit County, Utah · 10 mi awayBarite, Calcite, Chlorite
- Bonanza FlatWasatch County, Utah · 10 mi awayGrossularite Garnet
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