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 ...

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 ...