About this location
Beaver Lake Mountains is an 8-mile mountain range in Beaver County, Utah, southwest of the town of Beaver, reached by unimproved roads out of Milford or via Utah State Route 21 and Route 257. Mindat documents a Beaver Lake Mining District here with 42 recorded valid minerals, including azurite, malachite, and andalusite. Beyond that basic locality confirmation, there's very little published detail — no field reports describing specific dumps, pits, or current conditions. This is a real, documented mining district in remote west desert country, not a developed or well-trafficked collecting spot. Go in with modest expectations and good navigation.
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Found Here
Azurite and malachite — copper carbonate secondary minerals typical of old prospect workings, documented in the district's mineral list. Andalusite — also documented in the district. Jasper and pyrite — appear in this DB's specimen list and are common regionally in Beaver County's mountain ranges, but UNVERIFIED as specific to this district's dumps.
Difficulty
Getting there
Reached via unimproved routes from Milford, or from Utah State Route 21 and Route 257. No specific trailhead or mining-district access point was found — treat this as backcountry desert-range travel.
Collecting here
General-area inference: surface and old-dump picking is the typical method for a west desert mining district like this. High-clearance vehicle advisable given "unimproved routes." Best in spring or fall — Utah's west desert gets brutally hot in summer.
Know before you go
Land status is UNVERIFIED. Utah's remote west desert mountain ranges are often a mix of BLM public land and scattered patented mining claims, but no land-manager page specific to this range was found. Confirm current ownership and access via the BLM Cedar City Field Office before visiting, and stay out of old mine workings.
Location on Map
Coordinates: 38.54631, -113.08664
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Frequently asked questions
What minerals can you find at the Beaver Lake Mountains in Utah?
Mindat records a Beaver Lake Mining District here with 42 valid minerals, including azurite, malachite, and andalusite.
Is the Beaver Lake Mountains area public land?
Land status for this specific mining district is unverified — confirm current BLM or private ownership before visiting.
How do you get to the Beaver Lake Mountains?
Via unimproved roads from Milford, Utah, or from Utah State Route 21 and Route 257.
Is Beaver Lake Mountains the same as the Mineral Mountains?
No — they're distinct ranges in Beaver County; the Mineral Mountains near Milford are a separate, more commonly cited rockhounding destination.
⚠️ Always verify current regulations, weather conditions, and access requirements before visiting any location. Information provided is based on community submissions and may not be current or accurate.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Lake_Mountains — geography, access roads.
- mindat.org, Beaver Lake Mining District (loc-37326) — mineral list confirmation, accessed via WebSearch synthesis (mindat blocks direct fetch).
- Nominatim reverse geocode (38.54631, -113.08664) — confirms coordinate in Beaver County, UT.
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