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Rockhounding in Montana
30 researched sites, each with an access tier, evidence tier and site history.
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- Alder Gulch fee panning, Virginia City · gold · Licensed / permit
- Baisch's Dinosaur Digs, Glendive · fossil · Licensed / permit
- Bear Gulch Limestone (Fergus Co., MT) · fossil · Permission required
- Chief Mountain / Yogo Gulch Sapphire (MT) · gem · Prohibited / view only
- Chiprovtsi Ag-Pb mine · mineral · Gray area
- Crystal Park (Pioneer Mountains) · crystal · Open / legal
- Crystal Park (Pioneer Mountains), MT · mineral · Open / legal
- Crystal Park, Montana (quartz dig) · crystal · Open / legal
- Dry Cottonwood Creek sapphire, Montana · gem · Gray area
- Dry Cottonwood Creek, MT · gem · Gray area
- Dryhead Agate Area (Bighorn) · agate · Permission required
- Eldorado Bar (Missouri River), MT · gem · Gray area
- Gem Mountain (Rock Creek), MT · gem · Permission required
- Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (Rock Creek) · gem · Open / legal
- Gem Mountain sapphire (Rock Creek), Montana · gem · Permission required
- Homestake Pass smoky quartz · crystal · Open / legal
- Libby Creek Gold Panning Area · gold · Open / legal
- Little Belt / Neihart area Agate (MT) · agate · Gray area
- Republic... Hell Creek private ranch digs (MT) · fossil · Permission required
- Rock Creek Sapphire District · gem · Open / legal
- Rock Creek sapphire district, MT · gem · Gray area
- Ruby Reservoir garnet beach · crystal · Open / legal
- Sapphire Village / Eldorado (Helena area) claims · gem · Open / legal
- Snowbird Mine, Fish Creek · mineral · Gray area
- Spokane Bar (Missouri River), MT · gem · Permission required
- Spokane Bar / El Dorado Bar Sapphire (Missouri River) · gem · Open / legal
- Sweet Grass / Judith River Fossils region · fossil · Permission required
- Yellowstone River (Forsyth/Miles City), MT · mineral · Gray area
- Yellowstone River (Terry / Glendive) Montana agate · agate · Gray area
- Yellowstone River Montana Agate (Sidney / Glendive) · agate · Gray area