Goshute Reservation: Beryl & Muscovite Rockhounding in Juab County, Utah

Plan your visit

Permission required before collecting

County

Juab County

State

Utah

Nearest road

Crystal Mine Road

Coordinates

39.82371, -113.97280

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.

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 Goshute Reservation

Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)

Best months: March to November. Typical highs run 87°F in midsummer and 38°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 5°F. At about 7,340 ft, snow can block access from late fall well into spring, so check conditions outside of summer.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, IBAPAH station (13 mi away), adjusted for elevation.

Geology at Goshute Reservation

This spot sits on Glacial deposits, mapped as unconsolidated drift 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

Glacial deposits

Age

3 Ma to present (Pleistocene)

Rock types

unconsolidated drift

Elevation

7,340 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