Blaze N Gems: Sapphire Rockhounding in Lewis and Clark County, Montana

Quick details

Access

Paid / fee dig

County

Lewis and Clark County

State

Montana

Nearest road

York Road

Postcode

59602

Coordinates

46.64692, -111.90585

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: April 1, 2026

• BLM Montana, Recreational mineral collecting
• Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
• Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (fee-dig operator)
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules

Found at Blaze N Gems

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