Research43.3 mi
Hughesville
Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceMONTANA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB
Rockhounding Near Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls provides access to central and north-central Montana, including Missouri River gravels, Little Belt Mountain geology and scattered mineral occurrences. This city page ranks records by both distance and evidence quality instead of treating every nearby occurrence as a collecting recommendation.
46records within 130 mi
7core atlas records
39USGS Research occurrences
0Ready records
0Conditional records
What can I look for near Great Falls?
Use these material filters as discovery tools. A material match means the record mentions that mineral, rock or field interest; it does not establish collecting permission.
Rockhounding areas around Great Falls
Missouri River CorridorMissouri River gravels and adjacent formations provide agate, jasper and fossil research opportunities, but collecting legality depends on the exact land unit.
Little Belt MountainsThe Little Belt Mountains include historic mining districts, forest lands and mineral occurrences where claims, closures and forest rules should be checked.
North-Central MontanaNorth-central Montana has broad sedimentary, glacial and river-derived mineral context with fewer verified collecting destinations than raw occurrence counts suggest.
Best-supported nearby Montana records
Ready and Conditional records are shown before Research occurrences. Distance matters, but evidence quality and access status matter more when choosing a field trip.
Research43.6 mi
Barker
Lead, Zinc, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch45.3 mi
Hegener
Molybdenum, Lead, Silver, Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch46.2 mi
Big Ben
Molybdenum, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch53.7 mi
Yogo Peak Deposits
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch54.3 mi
Yogo Pk
Tungsten, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch56.3 mi
Dry Gulch, Golden Messenger
Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch58.5 mi
York, Trout Creek, Missouri
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch64.1 mi
Confederate Gulch, Backer
Gold, Lead, Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch66.1 mi
Boulder Mtn.
Fluorite, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch68.3 mi
Normandy
Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch71.8 mi
C. E. S. Ballard, Etal
Uranium
USGS research occurrenceResearch74.6 mi
Iron Mass and Golden Glow
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch74.9 mi
Beaver Creek
Molybdenum
USGS research occurrenceResearch75.1 mi
Helena District
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Arsenic
USGS research occurrenceResearch75.5 mi
Lincoln Gulch
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch75.7 mi
Boeing Prospect
Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch75.9 mi
Mcclellan Creek Placer
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch77.4 mi
North Star Mine
Gold, Lead, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch78.6 mi
Colorado Gulch Deposits
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch82.0 mi
Iron Mask Mine
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch82.2 mi
North Moccasin
Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch83.7 mi
South Moccasin
Gold, Silver, Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch84.2 mi
Yellowstone River — Moss Agate Corridor
Montana moss agate
Core atlas recordResearch87.1 mi
Rocky Boy Stock
Mineral resource occurrence
USGS research occurrenceResearch87.5 mi
Blue Bird
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch89.2 mi
Ogden Mtn
Gold, Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceResearch96.0 mi
Santa Anita Claim
Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch98.0 mi
Bearpaw Mtns
Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
USGS research occurrenceResearch99.5 mi
Judith Mtn. Deposits
Gold, Silver, Fluorite
USGS research occurrenceResearch105.7 mi
Copper City Mine
Copper, Silver
USGS research occurrenceResearch105.9 mi
Linda, Etal, O'Hanlon Mine
Lead, Copper
USGS research occurrenceResearch107.2 mi
Oro Fino
Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
USGS research occurrenceResearch109.0 mi
Dunkelberg
Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
USGS research occurrenceResearch114.1 mi
Albion Mine
Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorite, Antimony
USGS research occurrenceResearch116.0 mi
Scheelite & Aplite Claims.
Tungsten
USGS research occurrenceHow to use this city page safely
City pages are geographic planning hubs, not permission maps. Before collecting, open the single-location guide and verify the exact land unit, ownership, active claims, closures, collecting method, fees or permits, and the latest responsible-authority information.