Wolf Creek Stream Bed: Geode Digging in Mineral County, Colorado
- Minerals reported
- 5
- Elevation
- 10,440 ft
Wolf Creek Stream Bed is a mapped rockhounding spot in Mineral County, Colorado. Reported finds include amethyst geode, agate, chalcedony, jasper, moonstone. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Mineral County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest road
- US 160
- Coordinates
- 37.48727, -106.82029
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.
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.
Geology at Wolf Creek Stream Bed
This spot sits on Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence, mapped as volcanic that formed roughly 34 to 23 million years ago. Volcanic rock like this is classic geode and thunderegg country: gas cavities in the old flows can line themselves with quartz or agate over time.
- Mapped unit
- Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence
- Age
- 34–23 Ma (Oligocene)
- Rock types
- volcanic
- Elevation
- 10,440 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.
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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.
- BLM Colorado rockhounding rules
- Colorado Geological Survey
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Wolf Creek Stream Bed
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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Wolf Creek Stream Bed.
- Wolf Creek PassMineral County, Colorado · 5 mi awayAmethyst, Mordenite, Heulandite
- Willow Creek West Fork stream bedMineral County, Colorado · 27 mi awayTurquoise
- Willow Creek (permission required)Mineral County, Colorado · 27 mi awayAmethyst, Chalcedony, Sphalerite
- Del Norte Thunder Egg BedsSaguache County, Colorado · 28 mi awayPlume Agate, Moss Agate, Chalcedony
- Last Chance MineMineral County, Colorado · 28 mi awayAmethyst, Agate, Chalcedony
- Crystal HillSaguache County, Colorado · 38 mi awayAmethyst, Quartz, Smoky Quartz
- Gunnison Gold Belt MinesGunnison County, Colorado · 59 mi awayGold, Copper
- Quartz Creek (Brown Derby)Gunnison County, Colorado · 72 mi awayBeryl, Tourmaline, Lepidolite
Across the state line from Wolf Creek Stream Bed
Wolf Creek Stream Bed is close enough to the Colorado border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- Las TablasRio Arriba County, New Mexico · 79 mi awayTourmaline
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