Where to Find Amethyst in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 8 mapped collecting spots that report amethyst, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Carroll County with 3 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

Standout amethyst spots in New Hampshire

Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.

Deer Hill Mineral Collecting Area
Carroll County
Deer Hill is one of the White Mountain National Forest's designated mineral sites and is best known for amethyst, which weathers loose into the sandy soil and can be recovered with a screen.
Redstone
Carroll County
The Redstone quarries worked the Conway granite from the 1880s to the 1940s for its prized red and green building stone, and the waste piles still yield smoky quartz and the green potassium feldspar that tints the granite.

Best counties for amethyst in New Hampshire

Ranked by the number of mapped amethyst spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.

Every amethyst spot we track in New Hampshire

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Deer Hill Mineral Collecting AreaDeer Hill Road (FR 9)	Carroll County	Amethyst Beryl Garnet Columbite Muscovite Pyrite	44.2025, -70.9770	Public
Hurricane MountainHurricane Mountain Road	Carroll County	Amethyst Smoky Quartz	44.0712, -71.0741	Public
RedstoneOuter Limits	Carroll County	Amethyst Apatite Quartz Smoky Quartz Topaz	44.0195, -71.0968	Public
StratfordSugarloaf Mountain Trail	Coös County	Amethyst	44.7359, -71.4411	Permission
Victor HeadOld Summer Club Trail	Coös County	Albite Amethyst Beryl Chlorite Feldspar Fluorite Limonite Muscovite +4 more	44.6435, -71.4102	Permission
Ore HillSunset Hill Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Quartz Staurolite	44.2002, -71.7910	Public
Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road	Grafton County	Amethyst Apatite Beryl Calcite Feldspar Garnet Lepidolite Marcasite +7 more	43.5895, -71.9924	Public
Pillsbury RidgeOld Grafton Road	Sullivan County	Aquamarine Beryl Amethyst Smoky Quartz	43.5350, -71.9944	Public

Before you go

Read the amethyst identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Amethyst in the encyclopedia.

Amethyst in New Hampshire FAQ

Where can you find amethyst in New Hampshire?+

The mapped spots concentrate in Carroll County, Coös County, and Grafton County. Every spot on this page appears on the map above with coordinates and access notes.

How many amethyst spots are mapped in New Hampshire?+

8 spots across 4 counties. The RockHoundR app keeps the same spots on an offline map with public land overlays, geology layers, and your saved finds.

Is it legal to collect amethyst in New Hampshire?+

Hand collecting of common rocks and minerals in small amounts for personal use is generally allowed on BLM and U.S. Forest Service land, with limits set by the local field office. National parks, most state parks, and tribal land are closed to collecting. 6 of the 8 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt amethyst in New Hampshire with the map in your pocket

RockHoundR puts these spots on an offline map with BLM and Forest Service overlays, geology layers, and a log for your finds.