1 mi. N of old Three-Way drive-in theater: Fire Agate & Chalcedony Rockhounding in Greenlee County, Arizona

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Greenlee County

State

Arizona

Nearest road

Guthrie Road

Coordinates

32.96121, -109.23967

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

Land & collecting status

Generally open to casual rockhounding

Most public-tagged spots sit on BLM, U.S. Forest Service, or other federal land where reasonable hand collecting of common rocks and minerals is allowed. Confirm posted rules and active mining claims before you dig.

Access note: Near the BLM Black Hills Rockhound Area. Collect only where public-land status is clear; the BLM site is fee-free and open for public digging.

Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.

Best time to visit 1 mi. N of old Three-Way drive-in theater

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: October to May. Typical highs run 100°F in midsummer and 61°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 35°F. Summer heat here is intense, so carry more water than you think you need and work the early morning.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, CLIFTON station (8 mi away).

Geology at 1 mi. N of old Three-Way drive-in theater

This spot sits on ground mapped as conglomerate and sandstone that formed roughly 20 to 2 million years ago. Tough silica like agate, jasper, and chert typically weathers out of beds like these and collects as float in drainages and on deflation surfaces.

Age

20–2 Ma (Early Miocene to Pleistocene)

Rock types

conglomerate and sandstone

Elevation

3,610 ft

Geologic mapping via Macrostrat and the underlying state geological survey maps (CC BY 4.0). Bedrock at the surface can vary within a mapped unit.

Sources & verification

Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.

State guidance last verified: April 1, 2026

• BLM Arizona, Recreational Mineral Collecting
• Arizona Geological Survey
• Arizona State Land Department recreation permits
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules