Where to Find Smoky Quartz in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has 7 mapped collecting spots that report smoky quartz, spread across 4 counties. The largest share sits in Carroll County with 4 spots. 6 of the spots are on land mapped as publicly accessible.

Standout smoky quartz 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.
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.
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 smoky quartz in New Hampshire

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

Every smoky quartz spot we track in New Hampshire

Sorted by county. Coordinates open in Google Maps.

Spot	County	Minerals	Coordinates	Access
Conway	Carroll County	Feldspar Smoky Quartz Topaz	44.0043, -71.1622	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
South Baldface MountainBaldface Circle Trail	Carroll County	Smoky Quartz Topaz Phenakite Feldspar	44.2103, -71.0517	Public
Victor HeadOld Summer Club Trail	Coös County	Albite Amethyst Beryl Chlorite Feldspar Fluorite Limonite Muscovite +4 more	44.6435, -71.4102	Permission
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 smoky quartz identification guide so you know what a keeper looks like in the field: Smoky Quartz in the encyclopedia.

Smoky Quartz in New Hampshire FAQ

Where can you find smoky quartz 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 smoky quartz spots are mapped in New Hampshire?+

7 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 smoky quartz 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 7 mapped spots here sit on land marked public. Always confirm current rules with the managing agency before you dig.

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Hunt smoky quartz 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.