Silver Island Mountains: Azurite & Barite Rockhounding in Tooele County, Utah
- Minerals reported
- 7
- Elevation
- 4,830 ft
- Best months
- March to October
Silver Island Mountains is a mapped rockhounding spot in Tooele County, Utah. Reported finds include azurite, barite, cerussite, galena, jamesonite, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual rockhounding
- County
- Tooele County
- State
- Utah
- Nearest road
- Cave Canyon Road
- Coordinates
- 40.92251, -113.78001
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 Silver Island Mountains
Comfortable months (45 to 90°F highs)
Best months: March to October. Typical highs run 90°F in midsummer and 33°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 17°F.
Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, WENDOVER AP AWOS station (19 mi away), adjusted for elevation.
Geology at Silver Island Mountains
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
- 4,830 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.
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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:
- BLM Utah, Rockhounding overview
- Utah Geological Survey, collecting guidelines
- SITLA, surface use rules
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Silver Island Mountains
Each name opens all spots that produce that material; the encyclopedia link opens the full ID and field guide.
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots within driving distance of Silver Island Mountains.
- Great Salt FlatsTooele County, Utah · 11 mi awayHalite, Sylvite
- Crater IslandBox Elder County, Utah · 11 mi awayBornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite
- SalduroTooele County, Utah · 13 mi awayCarnallite, Halite, Kainite
- Pilot RangeBox Elder County, Utah · 26 mi awayAlunite, Azurite, Barite
- Dutch MountainTooele County, Utah · 48 mi awayAugite, Azurite, Cerussite
- Lakeside MountainsTooele County, Utah · 48 mi awayAnglesite, Cerussite, Galena
- Grouse Creek MountainsBox Elder County, Utah · 51 mi awayEpidote, Stolzite, Scheelite
- Gold HillTooele County, Utah · 51 mi awayAzurite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite
Across the state line from Silver Island Mountains
Silver Island Mountains is close enough to the Utah border that the next-closest rockhounding spots are in a neighboring state. Worth knowing if you are already on the road.
- WendoverElko County, Nevada · 21 mi awayBischofite, Carnallite, Halite
- CobreElko County, Nevada · 35 mi awayCopper, Lead Iron
- Sugar Loaf PeakElko County, Nevada · 49 mi awayTurquoise
- Goose CreekElko County, Nevada · 72 mi awayPetrified Wood
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