Haystack Cave (Upper Levels 1-3)
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Haystack Cave (Upper Levels 1-3)
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Late Pleistocene
- Age
- 0.129–0.0117 Ma
- Depositional environment
- cave
- Altitude
- 2450 meters
- Recorded occurrences
- 19
"a small volcanic lava tube... All sediments in the cave appear to be the result of wind deposition and erosion of the cave interior."
"NE1/4, SE1/4 of sec. 27, T49N, R3W... two adjoining 1 x 1 m test pits"
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 74953 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Haystack Cave (Upper Levels 1-3)
Can you collect at Haystack Cave (Upper Levels 1-3)?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Haystack Cave (Upper Levels 1-3)?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.