Antelope Canyon: Wurtzilite Rockhounding in Duchesne County, Utah

Quick details

Access

Permission required

County

Duchesne County

State

Utah

Nearest road

Antelope Canyon Road

Coordinates

40.12279, -110.23902

Geology at Antelope Canyon

This spot sits on Alluvial- and debris-fan deposits, mapped as gravel, sand, silt, and locally contains boulders 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

Alluvial- and debris-fan deposits

Age

3 Ma to present (Pleistocene to Holocene)

Rock types

gravel, sand, silt, and locally contains boulders

Elevation

5,480 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.

Best time to visit Antelope Canyon

Best months: March to November. Typical highs run 89°F in midsummer and 34°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 11°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, DUCHESNE station (9 mi away).

Land & collecting status

Permission required before collecting

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

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

Found at Antelope Canyon

Each chip opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.

• Wurtzilite