Where to Find Feldspar in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has 6 mapped collecting spots that report feldspar, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Carroll County with 3 spots. 5 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.
Map of 6 feldspar collecting spots in New Hampshire
Standout feldspar spots in New Hampshire
Hand-picked from the full list below, with the reason each one earns a trip.
Conway
Carroll County
Moat Mountain is one of only a handful of White Mountain National Forest sites where the public may dig for minerals, and it is the classic New Hampshire locality for smoky quartz and green amazonite feldspar weathered out of the Conway granite.
South Baldface Mountain
Carroll County
The pegmatite ledges high on South Baldface Mountain carry smoky quartz, feldspar and biotite in the Conway granite, and the site is historically important as the source of a rare phenakite and topaz find first described in 1923.
Best counties for feldspar in New Hampshire
Ranked by the number of mapped feldspar spots. County links open the full rockhounding page for that county.
- Carroll County3 spots
- Coös County1 spot
- Grafton County1 spot
- Rockingham County1 spot
Every feldspar spot we track in New Hampshire
Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.
| Spot | County | Minerals | Coordinates | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | Carroll County | 44.0043, -71.1622 | Public | |
| Province LakeRemick Road | Carroll County | 43.6920, -71.0153 | Public | |
| South Baldface MountainBaldface Circle Trail | Carroll County | 44.2103, -71.0517 | Public | |
| Victor HeadOld Summer Club Trail | Coös County | 44.6435, -71.4102 | Permission | |
| Ruggles MineRuggles Mine Road | Grafton County | 43.5895, -71.9924 | Public | |
| Raymond | Rockingham County | 43.0037, -71.2082 | Public |
