Jensen: Gold Prospecting in Uintah County, Utah

Quick details

Access

Public area

County

Uintah County

State

Utah

Nearest road

Redwash Highway

Coordinates

40.36257, -109.33781

Geology at Jensen

This spot sits on ground mapped as flood-plain and channel alluvium that formed within roughly the last 12,000 years. Stream-worked gravels like these are where placer gold tends to concentrate, settling toward bedrock, inside gravel bars, and behind boulders.

Mapped unit

flood-plain and channel alluvium

Age

< 1 Ma (Holocene)

Elevation

4,730 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 Jensen

Best months: March to June. Typical highs run 92°F in midsummer and 30°F in midwinter, with winter lows near 3°F.

Climate normals: NOAA 1991-2020 monthlies, JENSEN station (0 mi away).

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.

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 Jensen

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