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Moss Agate Hill

US / WY
42.64051, -105.68483View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

Our database places Moss Agate Hill in Converse County, Wyoming, near Douglas. We could not find a source that documents a specific hill or collecting site by this name — no mining-district record, no BLM site page, no rockhounding trip report. What we did find is that the name has stuck locally: Douglas has a Moss Agate Elementary School and a Moss Agate Road, which suggests moss agate has been associated with this stretch of Converse County for long enough to end up on the map, even if we can't pin down the exact hill or verify current access. Wyoming as a whole is genuinely strong moss agate country, but the well-documented gravel-bar localities (Sweetwater River, Wind River) are in a different part of the state. Treat this as an honest gap: real regional association, unverified specific site.

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Found Here

  • Moss agate, chalcedony, jasper — per our database. UNVERIFIED for this specific hill; no source ties these minerals directly to a named "Moss Agate Hill" site. Moss agate is documented more broadly in Wyoming as vein material in Bridger Formation outcrops and in river gravels elsewhere in the state.
Moss AgateChalcedonyJasper

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Getting there

UNVERIFIED. The coordinates place this near Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming. No specific trailhead, road, or access point was found.

Collecting here

No site-specific information found. General Wyoming BLM practice allows casual hand collecting of common rocks and minerals like moss agate on most BLM and Forest Service land, subject to daily/annual limits set by the local field office — but whether this particular hill sits on BLM, state, or private land is unverified.

Know before you go

Land status unverified — confirm ownership and permission before visiting. If the site turns out to be BLM land, check current rules with the BLM Wyoming state office before collecting. If it's private (much of Converse County ranch country is), you'll need landowner permission.

Location on Map

Coordinates: 42.64051, -105.68483

Frequently asked questions

Where is Moss Agate Hill in Wyoming?

Our database places it in Converse County, near Douglas, Wyoming, but we could not verify a specific site or confirm current land ownership.

Can you find moss agate near Douglas, Wyoming?

The Douglas area has local place names (a school and a road both called "Moss Agate") suggesting a historical association with moss agate, but no documented, verifiable collecting site was found under this exact name.

Is Moss Agate Hill public land?

Unverified. Converse County is a mix of BLM, state, and private ranch land — confirm the specific parcel's ownership before visiting.

⚠️ 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

  1. https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/reverse-geocode-client (reverse geocode) — confirms DB coordinates (42.64051, -105.68483) land in Converse County, near Douglas, WY.
  2. WebSearch synthesis (Moss Agate Elementary School listings, Braehead Ranch National Register listing at 69 Moss Agate Rd., Douglas WY) — confirms local place-naming tied to "Moss Agate" in the Douglas area, not a specific collecting-site source.
  3. WebSearch synthesis (howtofindrocks.com, rockchasing.com general Wyoming rockhounding guides) — general context on moss agate occurring in Bridger Formation and river gravels elsewhere in Wyoming; not specific to this site.

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