Vipont Mine: Azurite & Cerussite Rockhounding in Box Elder County, Utah

Plan your visit

Generally open to casual rockhounding

County

Box Elder County

State

Utah

Nearest road

Birch Creek Road

Coordinates

41.96570, -113.84592

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 Vipont Mine

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: April to October. Typical highs run 81°F in midsummer and 27°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 5°F. At about 7,440 ft, snow can block access from late fall well into spring, so check conditions outside of summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, GROUSE CREEK station (17 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Vipont Mine

This spot sits on Alluvium and colluvium, mapped as unconsolidated alluvium and colluvium that formed within roughly the last 3 million years. Loose deposits like these are float-collecting ground: erosion keeps moving durable rocks and minerals into gravel bars, cutbanks, and washes.

Mapped unit

Alluvium and colluvium

Age

3 Ma to present (Quaternary)

Rock types

unconsolidated alluvium and colluvium

Elevation

7,440 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.

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 Utah, Rockhounding overview
• Utah Geological Survey, collecting guidelines
• SITLA, surface use rules
• Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules