Hallelujah Junction: Quartz Rockhounding in Lassen County, California
Updated August 2026
Hallelujah Junction is a mapped rockhounding spot in Lassen County, California. Reported finds include quartz. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Hallelujah Junction in Lassen County, California
Quick details
- Access
- Paid / fee dig
- County
- Lassen County
- State
- California
- Nearest road
- Route 395
- Coordinates
- 39.77490, -120.03889
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
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.
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:
- BLM California, Recreational mineral collecting
- California Geological Survey
- CDFW, Suction Dredge Mining Permit Program
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Hallelujah Junction
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Hallelujah Junction.
- Babcock PeakPlumas County, California · 37 mi awayRose Quartz
- Shady Run GravelsPlacer County, California · 54 mi awayGarnet, Serpentine
- Wolf CreekNevada County, California · 74 mi awayPyrolusite, Rhodonite
- Unnamed Location (Chromite/Uvarovite)El Dorado County, California · 86 mi awayChromite, Uvarovite
- Alabama MinePlacer County, California · 88 mi awayArgentite, Gold Quartz, Galena
- Unnamed Location (Wonderstone rhyolite)Lassen County, California · 96 mi awayWonderstone Rhyolite
Across the state line from Hallelujah Junction
Hallelujah Junction is close enough to the California border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- White LakeWashoe County, Nevada · 10 mi awayChrysocolla, Malachite
- SparksWashoe County, Nevada · 25 mi awayAgate, Garnet, Idocrase
- Castle Peak MineStorey County, Nevada · 33 mi awayMercury
- Virginia CityStorey County, Nevada · 38 mi awayCopper, Gold, Lead
- Silver CityLyon County, Nevada · 41 mi awayGold, Iron, Platinum
- FernleyLyon County, Nevada · 46 mi awayAgate
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