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COLORADO CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB

Rockhounding Near Buena Vista, Colorado

Buena Vista is the central planning hub for Mount Antero, Mount White, Tarryall and Arkansas headwaters field research.

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116records within 95 mi
8core atlas
108USGS Research
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Rockhounding map near Buena Vista

Explore nearby Colorado records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

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This hub map shows nearby records only.Land and claim layers are planning aids, not collecting permission.
Quartz / pegmatite specimen. General comparison image, not a photograph of this specific field region.
Quartz / pegmatite specimen

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.

What is this area strongest for?

This hub uses Buena Vista as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.

Aquamarine & Beryl12 nearby recordsTopaz0 nearby recordsGold & Placer31 nearby recordsGarnet & Gems8 nearby records

Field regions around Buena Vista

Sawatch Gem CountryAquamarine, beryl and high-country pegmatite research around Mount Antero and Mount White.Arkansas Headwaters & Browns CanyonRiver, monument and historic mining contexts centered on the upper Arkansas corridor.

Nearby records worth opening individually

Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.

Research22.0 mi

Gold Hill

Molybdenum, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Silver

USGS Research
Research22.9 mi

Copper Hill

Molybdenum, Copper

USGS Research
Research25.4 mi

Collins

Molybdenum

USGS Research
Research25.4 mi

Hill Top Mine

Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research
Research25.6 mi

Mt. Ewing

Molybdenum

USGS Research
Research28.0 mi

Greenhorn

Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc

USGS Research
Research28.3 mi

Leadville District

Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Iron, Vanadium, Tungsten

USGS Research
Research29.1 mi

Leadville

Tungsten, Gold

USGS Research
Research32.5 mi

Sweet Home Mine

Silver, Copper, Lead, Tungsten, Zinc, Manganese, Fluorite, Gold

USGS Research
Research33.0 mi

Buckhorn

Rare earth elements, Beryllium

USGS Research

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