Homestake Pass smoky quartz

ROCKHOUNDING OPEN / LEGAL DOCUMENTED

Where: Montana · North America · approx. 45.9, -112.42 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Boulder Batholith granite east of Butte with miarolitic pockets in decomposed outcrop

What turns up: smoky quartz, feldspar crystals

Access: Open / legal.

National forest casual collecting accepted; stay off private and claimed parcels.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.