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Avant Mining Fisher Mountain

11 Logan Gap Road · Mount Ida, AR

Why you should go…

Avant Mining Fisher Mountain is a public quartz crystal dig at 11 Logan Gap Road near Mount Ida, Arkansas, working the Ocus Stanley Claim that has been dug since 1946. Visitors buy a permit, dig their own crystals and keep everything they find, using rented or personal tools. The site also has a free museum of minerals and artifacts and offers private pocket digs. Fisher Mountain is known among collectors for producing Japan-law twin quartz.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

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