Victor Head: Albite & Amethyst Rockhounding in Coös County, New Hampshire

Plan your visit

Permission required before collecting

County

Coös County

State

New Hampshire

Nearest road

Old Summer Club Trail

Postcode

03542

Coordinates

44.64350, -71.41019

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground in the RockHoundR app, where land overlays show which agency manages the area.

Land & collecting status

Permission required before collecting

Requires landowner or agency permission before any collecting. Do not enter without explicit authorization.

Access note: PAD-US records public access at this point as closed. There is no drivable road access despite what routing apps suggest; confirm permission and route before visiting.

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 Victor Head

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: April to October. Typical highs run 75°F in midsummer and 21°F in midwinter, with winter lows near -2°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, N STRATFORD station (9 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Victor Head

This spot sits on Conway Granite, mapped as granite that formed roughly 175 to 145 million years ago. Granitic ground like this typically carries quartz veins and pockets, and weathered crystals tend to collect in the soils and drainages below.

Mapped unit

Conway Granite

Age

175–145 Ma (Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic)

Rock types

granite

Elevation

2,100 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.

• White Mountain National Forest
• New Hampshire Geological Survey
• New Hampshire State Parks rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules