Explore / North America / Colorado
Colorado
Crystal Peak (Lake George), CO
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: amazonite, phenakite, goethite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: miarolitic pegmatites in the Pikes Peak granite batholith
One of the world's premier amazonite/smoky quartz localities, extensively documented on mindat and in Colorado guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote roadsLoose dig pits, afternoon lightning
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.