Cuthbertson Mountain: Hematite & Pyrolusite Rockhounding in Iron County, Missouri

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Iron County

State

Missouri

Nearest road

Berryman Road

Coordinates

37.54222, -90.65117

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 Cuthbertson Mountain

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: February to November. Typical highs run 86°F in midsummer and 39°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 18°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, FREDERICKTOWN station (19 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Cuthbertson Mountain

This spot sits on St. Francois mountains volcanic supergroup, mapped as rhyolite that formed roughly 1600 to 1000 million years ago. Copper minerals such as malachite and chrysocolla typically show up where mineralized rock like this has weathered and oxidized near old workings.

Mapped unit

St. Francois mountains volcanic supergroup

Age

1600–1000 Ma (Mesoproterozoic)

Rock types

rhyolite

Elevation

1,380 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.

• Missouri Geological Survey
• Mark Twain National Forest
• Missouri State Parks rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules