USNM700n, Dugout Mountain
Can I collect here?
ProBased on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 USNM700n, Dugout Mountain
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Skinner Ranch
- Geologic interval
- Kungurian
- Age
- 283.3–274.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- slope
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
1.55 miles S 5° W of Old Payne Ranch, 1.55 miles S 83° W of hill 5195, Dugout Mountain, Monument Spring quadrangle.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 105575 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USNM700n, Dugout Mountain
Can you collect at USNM700n, Dugout Mountain?
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 USNM700n, Dugout Mountain?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.