Montana · Dawson · Conditional
Glendive Short Pines — BLM Rockhounding Context
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Glendive Short Pines — BLM Rockhounding Context is a Conditional rockhounding lead in Dawson, Montana. The recorded material or interest is Agates, common rocks and mineral specimens. The recorded manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Miles City Field Office. A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Active claims private rights current restrictions.
Can I collect at Glendive Short Pines — BLM Rockhounding Context?
Conditional. BLM verifies the exact 2,800-acre recreation site and warns against adjacent private-land trespass; current state tourism explicitly lists rockhounding there. Generic BLM casual-collection rules may apply only on eligible BLM ground, while active claims/private rights and current restrictions still require trip-day verification.
A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Active claims private rights current restrictions.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Agates, common rocks and mineral specimens. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Bureau of Land Management — Miles City Field Office.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-19. Evidence and management context: Bureau of Land Management — Miles City Field Office. State-complete conditional page. Searchable, but not a collect-now recommendation until claim/private-right and current restriction checks are satisfied.
Source verification: This guide names the recorded evidence or land-manager context but does not provide a direct document-level link establishing collecting permission. Before collecting, confirm the current rule and any applicable restrictions with the named authority.
How precise is the map marker?
The atlas stores an exact public or official coordinate pair for this record. The coordinate identifies the mapped destination or access context described by the record; it does not expand permission beyond the documented activity.
Checks specific to this location
- Confirm parcel ownership and obtain required permission before entering or removing material.
- Verify the exact destination, the land manager’s latest rules and safe travel conditions before leaving.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 19, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.
LOCATION-SPECIFIC FIELD ANSWER
What to verify before rockhounding at Glendive Short Pines — BLM Rockhounding Context
This is a Conditional record. The location may be useful for field planning, but a named access, permission, claim, permit or site-specific condition still needs to be resolved before collecting.
What rocks or minerals are associated with Glendive Short Pines — BLM Rockhounding Context?
The record associates this place with Agates, common rocks and mineral specimens. That association is a field-research lead, not a guarantee that material can be found or legally collected at every point around the marker.
What should be checked before visiting?
The current manager or evidence context is Bureau of Land Management — Miles City Field Office. Verify that authority and the exact parcel or boundary before relying on access information. A condition remains unresolved before collecting. The recorded condition is: Active claims private rights current restrictions. The evidence snapshot was last checked 2026-08-19.
How should this record be used for “rockhounding near me”?
This record is not treated as a Ready Near Me collecting lead; use it as broader research or access context.
COMMUNITY FIELD INTELLIGENCE
Public Testimony & Field Stories
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