Turkey Hill: Gold Prospecting in Lumpkin County, Georgia

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Lumpkin County

State

Georgia

Nearest road

Turkey Hill

Postcode

03533

Coordinates

34.48975, -83.98774

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.

Best time to visit Turkey Hill

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Conditions here are workable year-round, with typical highs from 51°F in winter to 87°F in summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, CLEVELAND station (14 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Turkey Hill

This spot sits on Mica Schist/ Amphibolite, mapped as mica schist and amphibolite that formed roughly 4600 to 250 million years ago. Gold in metamorphic belts like this is typically tied to quartz veins and shear zones, with placer color in the creeks that cut them.

Mapped unit

Mica Schist/ Amphibolite

Age

4600–250 Ma (Precambrian to Paleozoic)

Rock types

mica schist and amphibolite

Elevation

1,260 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.

• Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Geologic Survey
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
• Georgia State Parks rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules