Mammoth Creek Agates // High Elevation Rockhounding in Utah 

Did you enjoy this video and find it to be informative? You can help ensure that more videos just like this get made by supporting the project on Patreon. www.patreon.com/currentlyrockhounding

Well I would definitely say, as far as big agates go, it definitely gives the Yellowstone a run for it's money. It still remains to be seen whether the quality of the agate is as good as the Yellowstone agates and although you have plenty of great agates of all different kinds and colors, it doesn't have the other rocks that the Yellowstone has, like jaspers, aventurines, pet woods, and fossils like ammonites, and baculites, corals, etc. Not every location along the Yellowstone has those things like fossils too. But you know that they are there! I can't wait to see some of the beautiful agates you two found up there! The dendrites are interesting and some looked plumy inside! I'm glad you are already exploring your new surroundings and sharing all the beautiful rock you find! Thanks Jared and Sarah!❤

Jaspers have changed color on you!! I have always looked at the more northern Jasper, and been blown away, because I have been raised in the four corners states. Jaspers are all around you in Utah.

Was very near there a few weeks ago. I have incredible plaaces that you can walk an find stunning colors of jasper, chalcedony, chalcedony with pockets and the higher you go even some uv reactive. But ive not gone that high yet. I have a knee replacement.

Awesome video and a 1/4 mile is 440 yards.

well...i finished the video. All i can say is, walking through a meadow with mini daisy's and tons of agate and chalcedony has got to be one of the most coolest things. I can tell you were excited and had fun, both of you. Sara with her feet in the creek, You juggling rocks in both hands trying not to fall in!..EPIC day guys!..great finds and i look forward to seeing the next video when you return to this location. Thanks guys!

You two seem like a good team

I have been away from the channel for a while came back. I seen that you moved at least I think that's what it was. I am so happy to see that Sarah is talking now contributing with you. I see on the video here she's even talking to your dog. And I love that then when you're back at your house in the shop we both talk. It's just wonderful. I'm so happy to see you that she's getting in there with you and it's wonderful.

Thank you guys for starting my cloudy Astoria day with some beautiful scenery. Reminded me of backpacking the high Sierra of California and resting my feet in a meadow creek. Nice finds and good job at staying dry. I would have walked right in with my shoes. Oh and good luck at taking over the world...one Little Giant farm bucket at a time. Fred

Holy crap!!! I may need to move down there!!

Wanted to THANK YOU for introducing us to this beautiful spot. My best friend and I are hiking the Wave this week and staying in Kanab. I told him about your trip to Mammoth Creek. So today we used your coordinates to visit, and had an AMAZING hounding excursion. Had my boots with me but got soaked. Don’t care as I found several gorgeous pieces. Thank you again for being so open and gracious about your locations.

Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Sarah has a good eye! Mica is adorable! I'm so happy to see the 3 of you out enjoying a beautiful day finding the good stuff. Thank you for sharing the beauty and sounds of nature with us! 😊

Beautiful picture perfect day and awesome location. Loads of agates everywhere. Utah is awesome.

Great spot with lots of nice agates. Looks well worth a visit.

Nice finds. Look forward to seeing them slabbed.

Just so everyone knows it's BLAZING HOT there now! How fun. Amazing material. Sara is great at finding the good stuff. Thanks Jared and Sara .

Great location in #Utah!

If this location was here in Washington or Oregon, you'd have a hard time finding any agates. Cleaned out long ago!

Making a trip to Southern Utah to see the parks and go hounding! Can't wait to rock hound Utah

Fun area! Strange for me to see running water not surrounded by trees. I enjoyed the river rock dance lol.

The Irony of me moving from UT to WA and discovering Rockhounding when it turns out UT is pretty great for it. Lots of places I've found to go up here for agate have nothing that size and so frequent. Idk if I'm just going to the wrong places or if they are all picked over. You should head up to Topaz Mountain if you haven't been before. (not for agate as the name of the place implies lol)

Very cool.

What a beautiful area!

Enjoyed the video and learning more about agates general. I recently started taken a serious interest in lapidary and rockhounding and have gravitated more to agates. I also learned through my research about agates in my own state of KY, though very difficult getting access too. Keep up the great work and look forward to you cutting this beauties open.

Awesome finds! You can never go wrong with agates.

Love my little giant bucket! I bought one this year after watching your rockhounding tools video. 👍

Way cool guys can’t wait to see that big one cut up. Rock on! 🎥🪨⛏️🔬

Omigosh, it is so fun to see you creek rockhounding and jumping around on those rocks! Welcome to Utah. :)

Good to see Sarah sp? In more videos

Such pretty and big agates. ❤

What a sweet stream. I can't call it a river, brook, or creek. Stream just fits😇

you both seem much happier and more relaxed compared to before the move, i'm glad :3

Awesome finds and a very beautiful place ❤

Love your channel & videos, but I've got to say, of all the rocks & minerals you've collected so far, these agates were the most puzzling to me. I get that they have dendrites and are technically agates, more than just chalcedony, but are those considered nice pieces? Are they nice only in terms of lapidary slabbing? I'm used to seeing the Colorado River agates from channels like Agate Angler, and those look as to be expected, decent agates with bands etc.. The ones in this video look sort of dull, chunky and river-burned, no?

Great location!

What a great find! Excellent video and a fun one to watch. And, as always, super informative.

One of the best videos yet Thank you

This was a very exciting video! The amount of materials in that area was fantastic! I bet you're going to be very happy when you cut into those. They look mossy!

that dog is smarter than u think w a little patience u could teach her to fetch what u want

Dang! Your pretty agile for and old guy! Ha. Great haul. thanks

The quality and size of these stones is what's amazing me. Back in WA I'm tickled to death to find golf-ball sized

We drove right past this area several weeks ago after rockhounding some red and black agate beauties up on Brian Head. Will have to explore this area next time we are down in that country.

This is what I imagine heaven being like

What a beautiful, isolated place to look for rock. I think you found a secret stash. Don't worry about my wife and I stealing your spot. Not enough air for us to be there. Maybe I could follow the creek to a lower elevation. Woof to the pup and bring your boots. See y'a next time!

Hey Jared. If you ever make it up to Sanpete County I can show you several locations to find agates, including petrified algae. Also a spot where you can pick up agate boulders, some of them weighing up to 20+ pounds.

Such a beautiful place 1/4 mile is just over 402 metres for us non imperial people lol

ok,,,sorry i had to pause and comment. Why didn't you wash off the living things!!!! and take it with you!..thats a badazz rock!...jeeezzzz!. Wow this location is amazing!..Jarod you seem a bit excited bud!

These look much more solid, less fractured than most of the stuff in the area. The Brianhead stuff for example, is beautiful but tends to be highly fractured.

Have you been to the obsidian beds in the Blackrock area near Milford yet?

wow

Pigeon blood agate with the red

Dang, it looks like I’ll be making a 3 hour drive to mammoth creek soon 😂 stuff was awesome, and such a bonus to be less fractured, can’t wait til you guys throw some of that in the slab saw, those inclusions will be awesome I bet

Beautiful! I have a question. I like the idea of garden hose over the handles of the buckets. How do you do it? Thank you.

Pretty cool ! I felt bad you guys got skunked on the Yellowstone and wish i could have helped you with good spots . If you guys come back get ahold of me !! Have fun !

Great trip, beautiful area, thank you for now shooting in higher resolution, looks amazing on my 47 inch monitor, my only complaint was at 10:09 why did you toss that yellow rock? But I also get frustrated at Michigan Rocks for dropping stuff cause it's not an agate. I thought the jasper was the find of the day. I do find agates a bit boring unless they are cut. I'm sure when you get your shop running the final product will be as good as or better then the Yellowstone stuff, I do also find the petrified wood to get a little boring, it all looks the same.

9:17!...omg!

I let my miners licence go….i’m 80…but I’m walking beside you

Good balance. lol.

Looks another like the material from Brianhead.

Maybe I’ve missed it but could you share how you get the hose on the bucket handle?

Its how and what they cut

It’s easy to take too many home, it takes time to cut up rocks. Plus my husband likes to bring home rocks that are to big for my saw.

When was the last time you said there were too many agates to carry in one hand

1/4 mile = 440 yards

I have no idea how i started to get intrested in rocks starting at my age at 34. I picked up a neat looking rock which i believe but dont know 100%; burgundy or dark red with little shimmers, poss. Jasper. To top it off i found your channel and its intresting. What is your thoughts on if i were to use a wet tile saw and put a rock blade on it just to start cutting rocks open to see. Im nowwhere in a position to invest in actual true lapidary equipment but id like to try see whats inside them

Not being pedantic, is the definition of "agate" used ignoring the "requirement" of banding? I see that argument all over the 'net and still have problems qualifying what I find as agate or just chalcedony. I was in So UT recently and picked up a lot of that desert agate out by Wilson's Arch, but it was not banded.

Must be a lot of mosquitoes? Is that the reason for the hoodies?

Beautiful spot, beautiful agates, but not even close to the Yellowstone in terms of quantity, quality, diversity, and size of the deposit ;)

If you're wanting your dog to go into the river, grab rocks with her teeth, and then bring them back to you, she might actually be smarter than you think by playing dumb. I might consider the same strategy if someone made that request of me.