Rockhound State Park Rockhound State Park is a state park of New Mexico United States, located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Deming, it is named for the abundance of minerals in the area, and visitors can search for quartz crystals, geodes, jasper, perlite, and many other minerals. The park is in the Little Florida Mountains a range of low mountains that have been said to be sky islands due to the blue sky and arid desert between the peaks . It was established in 1966 as the first park in the United States that allowed collecting of rocks and minerals for personal use. Each visitor can collect as much as 15 lb. of rocks and minerals from the 1,100-acre park; mineral dealers are not allowed to collect for sale. The Florida and Little Florida Mountains are typical of the mountain desert throughout southern New Mexico and Arizona. Elevations range from 4,400 ft along the foothills, where the stat...
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