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This county includes volcanic rocks of the high plateaus, igneous
intrusives of the Henry Mountains and widespread sedimentary deposits.
Popular Locations
| Location: | Hansen Creek |
| Fossils: |
petrified wood |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | Drive south from Hanksville on Utah Highways 95 and 276 toward Ticaboo and Bullfrog. Continue 0.8 mile beyond milepost 19 to a junction with a sign "Star Springs Recreation Area". Go north 5 miles to a junction and turn west toward Clay Point. 6.4 miles further is another junction, stay to the right and continue for approximately 2 miles to the next drainage which is Hansen Creek. Go down to drainage and collect in this area. |
| GPS: | 374808N - 1104519W (estimate) |
| Location: | Casto Canyon |
| Rock: |
agate |
| Land Status: | BLM and private lands. |
| Directions: | Go about 4.5 miles south of Panguitch, turn east and cross a wooden bridge leding to Casto Canyon. Proceed 3 miles, passing through a gate, and into a valley. A hill on the south side of the road is known as Agate Hill. |
| GPS: | 374713N - 1122046W (approx.) |
| Location: | Spencer Flat |
| Rock: |
concretions |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From the east edge of Escalante drive 10 miles on Utah highway 12 and watch for the scenic overlook of the Escalante River. A half mile past the overlook take the dirt road to the right with a sign indicating "Spencer Flat". Take this road 5 miles to Spencer Flat and drive out onto the flat for 1.5 miles to where the main road makes a right angle turn and heads twoard the cliffs on the south edge of the flat. Concretions appear along the road in this area. |
| GPS: | 374228N 1112258W (approx.) |
| Location: | Antimony Creek |
| Minerals: |
stibnite, gypsum |
| Land Status: | National Forest and mining claims. |
| Directions: | Drive south from Antimony for 1.75 miles and turn left at the sign marked "Antimony Creek". Three miles from the junction you will enter the Dixie National Forest. Drive up Antimony Creek for 1.75 miles to an unimproved 4WD road taking off to the right. Go up this road to the second branch to the right (about 0.5 mile), turn right and follow for 0.5 miles to the Emma Mine. |
| GPS: | 380526N - 1115406W (estimate) |
| Location: | Coal Bed Canyon |
| Rock: |
clinkers |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | Turn south at the Moqui Motel in Escalante and drive 4.6 miles along an improved gravel road to the mouth of Coal Bed Canyon which is on the right. Walk up the canyon and check the gravel bars for the clinkers. |
| GPS: | 374301N - 1113801W |
| Location: | Tenmile Wash |
| Minerals: |
gypsum |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | Drive east out of Escalante on Utah Highway 12 for 4.3 miles to the junction marked with the "Hole in the Rock" sign. Turn south at the junction and go 5 miles to the headwaters of Harris Wash (Tenmile spring area). After crossing the wash, look for gypsum in the road cuts to the left. |
| GPS: | 374019N - 1112819W |
| Location: | South Creek |
| Minerals: |
hornblende |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From Cainevill go west on utah Highway 12 for 5 miles to Notom junction. Turn south to Notom stay to the left and continue south for approximately 10 miles to a junction, stay left again and continue 4.5 miles to another junction, stay left and continue another 4.5 miles to the South Creek drainage. |
| GPS: | 380433N - 1105724W |
| Location: | Horse Canyon Wash |
| Fossils: |
petrified wood |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | Take the Burr Trail from Boulder for 6.5 miles to Deer Creek. Continue for 4 miles to Long Canyon and up the canyon to the Long Canyon overlook. Two miles past the overlook turn right at a junction which says "Petrified wood 12, Burr Trail 34". Continue for 4.5 miles to Horse Canyon Wash which enters from the right. Drive up the wash about 1 mile to the base of the cliffs. 4WD recommended for the drive up the wash. |
| GPS: | 375422N - 1111206W |
| Location: | Blue Spruce Campground |
| Rock: |
agate and jasper |
| Land Status: | National Forest |
| Directions: | Go north out of Escalante and across the Escalante River. Agates are found near the right side of the fence and cattle guard. Go north for 19 miles to Blue Spruce campground. Jasper can be found in the gullies about 0.5 miles north of the campground. |
| GPS: | 375840N - 1113919W |
| Location: | Tenmile Flat Area |
| Minerals: |
sand calcite crystals |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | The location is reached by going south on the Hole in the Rock road, after leaving Escalante, for about 3 miles and taking a road to the right(south), crossing the wash, and continuing about 3.5 miles. The site is on a ridge about 0.9 miles southeast of this point. The outcrop area is less than an acre and can be difficult to locate. |
| GPS: | 373936N - 1113320W (approx.) |
| Location: | Henrieville Area |
| Minerals: | gypsum |
| Rock: | septarian nodules |
| Fossils: |
pelecypods, gastropods, cephalopods |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | The Tropic Shale is best exposed in the area from the base of the Bryce Canyon escarpment west of Tropic to several miles east of Henrieville. The west and north slopes are accessible from U-12. Also a road leading south and east out of Henrieville goes around the south end of the mesa and accesses the area. |
| GPS: |
| Location: | Striped Mountain |
| Fossils: |
petrified wood, coprolites |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From Hanksville, drive south on highway 95 for 20.4 miles to a dirt road on the right. Take this road for 3.7 miles to a fork. Go right for 0.6 miles to another fork and a BLM sign. Take the left fork for 3 miles. This is a rough road and 4WD is required. Here you will see a small red hill on your right and a large red and purple striped hill to the south on your right. The petrified wood is behind the small hill. The coprolites are around the back of the large hill. |
| GPS: | 380210N - 1104104W (estimate) |
| Location: | Bullfrog Turnoff |
| Rock: |
agate |
| Fossils: | petrified wood |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From Hanksville, drive south on highway 95 about 26 miles. About 0.1 mile before the intersection with highway 276, an unmarked dirt road goes to the right. Follow this 3.1 miles toward the cliffs to a fork. There is material here at the fork but the best stuff is found along the left fork for a mile or so. 4WD is required past the fork. |
| GPS: | 380246N - 1103831W |
| Location: | Shootering Canyon |
| Rock: | agate |
| Fossils: |
coprolites |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From Hanksville, drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction with highway 276. Follow 276 south for 17.1 miles to the road marked Star Springs.Go 3.4 miles on the Star Springs road to a dirt road on the left marked with a BLM sign. Take this road for 1.9 miles to another fork. Keep left and continue 2.5 miles to the Shootering Canyon turnoff. Follow the Shootering Canyon road for 3.6 miles to where you will see a yellow chimeny like structure on the right. This structure is a ventilator for a uranium mine. HCV or 4WD is recommended beyond this point. Take the steep and rough road up the hill and beyond the ventilator for 1.6 miles to where you will see 4 steel posts in the ground. Park here and search on the hillsides. |
| GPS: |
| Location: | Fry Canyon |
| Fossils: |
petrified wood |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From the intersection of highways 95 and 276, drive south on 95 for 45.5 miles to the Fry Canyon store. Take the dirt road on the left side of the store for 4.4 miles. At this point you will come to a small wash. Park and walk south down the wash. After about 100 yards you will come to a larger wash running east and west. The best pieces are found here. |
| GPS: | 373448N - 1100657W (approx.) |
| Location: | Hell's Backbone |
| Rock: |
jasper |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | Drive south from Boulder about 3 miles to the well marked 'Hell's Backbone" road. There are two sites along this road. The first is 3.3 miles along this road. the second is 2.3 miles from the first. There is jasper to be clollected along both sides of the road at each site. |
| GPS: |
| Location: | Petrified Forest |
| Fossils: |
petrified wood |
| Land Status: | BLM. |
| Directions: | From the enterence to Petrified Forest State Park on highway 12, go 0.3 miles west on highway 12 to a pullout. Park in the pullout and go up the rought track toward the hills. You will come to some power lines. This is where you should start looking. |
| GPS: | 374616N - 1113745W |
Mine Index
| Mine Name: | General Location: | GPS: | Minerals: |
| Black Widow Mine | Circle Cliffs | 37°48'34"N - 111°11'32"W | Autunite, Azurite, Carnotite, Gypsum, Torbernite, Uraninite, Uranophane |
| Dream Prospect | Circle Cliffs | 37°52'44"N - 111°01'50"W | Carnotite |
| Studhorse Mine | Circle Cliffs | 37°51'55"N - 111°08'33"W | Autunite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Uraninite,
Zeunerite |
| Blitz Group | Henry Mountains | 38°00'00"N - 110°37'38"W | Carnotite, Vanoxite |
| Bromide Mine | Henry Mountains | 38°04'01"N - 110°47'32"W | Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite var: Specularite, Ilmenite, Laumontite, Magnetite, Pyrite |
| Del Monte Group | Henry Mountains | 37°46'48"N - 110°39'11"W | Carnotite, Vanoxite |
| June Bell Group | Henry Mountains | 37°56'15"N - 110°36'39"W | Carnotite, Vanoxite |
| Straight Creek Mine | Henry Mountains | 37°57'52"N - 110°37'45"W | Carnotite, Vanoxite |
| Oak Creek Claims | Waterpocket Fold | 38°04'36"N - 111°11'24"W | Torbernite, Uraninite var: Pitchblende |