Since the late 1800s, Mt. Antero has been known as a mountain of ... and knowing what has been found takes some expertise in rock hounding. The road used today was built in the 1950s by a Texas ...

But the road was blazed for the next generation of rockhounds, including his grandson. Craig and his wife oversee Mount Antero Treasures, where they craft jewelry from their finds above timberline.

A number of rockhounding sites are located in central ... The summit of 14,256-foot Mount Antero in Chaffee County, North America’s highest gemstone locality. It is famous for gem-quality ...