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<h2><b> Southern South Central Colorado Forested Real Ranch Estate Retreat Estate Available <br>
338 acres of beautiful elk inhabited forested lots of wildlife habitat land<br>
Recreation, Recreational Hunting retreat, Horse ranch or Peaceful relaxation<br>
Mountain views, open meadows with mountain views, moderate to dense forest, high meadows, gentle terrain<br>
This is prime hunting land: elk, deer, bear, cougar, coyotes, turkey etc ... <br>
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This ranch is located within western Las Animas county Colorado, which is just north of Raton, <br>
New Mexico. This ranch is between the Spanish Peaks and IS-25. The Sangre de Cristos are just <br>
west of the Spanish Peaks. Elevation of this ranch is roughly 7,100', with year around access.<br>
One of the largest herds of elk in the entire state of Colorado is located within this county.<br>
So this is prime hunting property with elk & bear residing on this property most of the year.<br>
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338 acres of beautiful ponderosa pine forest, meadows, rock formations, mountain views, <br>
plentiful wildlife, well over a half a square mile of your own national forest quality land. <br>
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This ranch is located within western Las Animas county Colorado, which is just north of Raton, <br>
New Mexico and north west of Trinidad, Colorado. This land is between the Spanish Peaks and IS-25.
The Sangre de Cristos are just west of the Spanish Peaks. Elevation of this ranch is roughly 7,100'.<br>
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This ranch is located within western Las Animas county Colorado, which is just north of Raton, <br>
New Mexico. This ranch is between the Spanish Peaks and IS-25. The Sangre de Cristos are just <br>
west of the Spanish Peaks. Elevation of this ranch is roughly 7,100', with year around access.<br>
One of the largest herds of elk in the entire state of Colorado is located within this county.<br>
So this could be prime hunting property with elk residing on this property most of the year.<br>
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<i>More details below, toward the bottom of this page, including maps, topos and pictures. </i><br>
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"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we often might win, by fearing to attempt."
William Shakespheare
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This is my favorite building site, just within the trees, on the east side of this
meadow, with great views of the Spanish Peaks.<br>
The Sangre de Cristos are just west of the Spanish Peaks. Late fall picture.<br>
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<h3 align=left><p> This property is located in southern Colorado just north of the New
Mexican border and east of the Sangre de Cristo mountains (a southern
extension of the Rocky Mountains).
The two mountain peaks you see in the picture above are the Spanish Peak,
which are two extinct volcanoes. This land is roughly 70% covered with
Ponderosa pine. The rest is a mixture of meadows, lush canyon bottoms
usually with water moving through (see picture below), large rock formations and
some Chinook.
The wildlife is plentiful in this area of Colorado with Elk, black bear,
mule deer, large Russian turkey, tufted eared squirrels, bobcats, lynx, coyotes and
much more rarely, cougar may either be seen or heard, along with their sign being found.
To be more specific, there are no other areas in Colorado that have a higher State
rating in regard to the density of wildlife. It's good hunting property. There are lots
of elk roaming around on this property, and you will see their tracks everywhere.
I've walked upon to groups of elk all over this property at various times of the
year. If there is water and vegetation, they have no reason to leave and move
into the high country. I've run elk and bear off the same area on the same day.
The turkey seem to like the area of the valley bottoms around western boarder. If
you plant oats, which I did one year, they will never be far away.</p>
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Cuchara and the "Highway of Legends" are just over Cordova Pass at 11,000 feet.
Excellent trout fishing and alpine hiking can be found between the pass and the Sangre
de Cristos, northern New Mexico, or north or west of the San Luis valley. There
are many centers of activity within a few hours of this area in just about every
direction, including within northern New Mexico: Colorado Springs, Cuchara, Le Veta,
Blue Lake, Bear Lake, Denver, Raton, Red River, AngelFire, Taos, Sante Fe,
Pagosa Springs, Durango, Royal Gorge,..., and dozens more. This area is very rich
in history and interesting places to visit. </p>
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This is great forested property with a number of areas of large mature trees.
There are some amazing mountain views from a number of possible building sites.
The roads on and to this ranch are kept open year around. This property would
make a great ranch for horses or cattle. There are a lot of interesting places
to ride horses in the area. You would have almost 2000 acres to ride on nearby,
contiguous to this place. There are some very good locations for a horse barn
near the house, with a small meadow next to the barn that could be used for
occasional grazing for the horses.
A small number of cattle could be run on the northern section
to maintain the existing ag exemption or it could be leased to a nearby
neighboring cattle rancher, along with other boarding neighbors for that
purpose
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<p> <h3 align=left></b> The weather on this ranch is moderate, with milder winters than
further north or at higher altitudes and with beautiful summer days with cool
evenings. The elevation on this property is between 7,200 and 6,900 feet
above sea level. The distance between those two extremes is almost a mile.<br>
That's quite mild by Colorado standards. Much of the land is almost level <br>
and is quite easy to walk, ride your horse or hike around on.<br>
(<u>See the topographic maps. The link is at the middle of this page or search for "maps".</u>)
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This 338 acres has a ranch road just on the northwestern corner of
the property and then pulls away as it heads northeasterly.
A second ranch road comes to the western boundary and enters
the property. This road is just there to access this land, i.e. it's
not a through road. A county road (CR 44.0) just touches the southeast corner.
However, there are no roads along the length of any boundaries, so the
native wildlife are not disturbed by the occasional passing vehicle
along the northwest or southeast corners. This property is very private.
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(<u>see maps: follow link in the middle of this page or search for "maps",
i.e. boundaries, layout & topographic maps</u>.)</p>
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The buyer is responsible for their own well and septic systems. Other
known wells in the area have been around 300-360 feet.
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This is the nicest
area within the whole county, and there are some beautiful lands in this county,
though most are within a National Forest or are in areas which are not kept open
year around. The roads that provide access to all of this land is currently rocked.
In addition, the ranch roads are graded during the winter months and kept clear of
snow accumulation.
The entrance into these lands from the ranch is fenced & gated and the gates
are kept closed. Even in times of heavy snows, the county roads
have been kept open year around.
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Amenities for these this land include: electricity and road access to
the property boundaries and to the existing cabin. A private road also
exists to several prime building spots at high points upon the property.
Elevation is around 7000 feet. This property is located 4 miles from Gulnare,
13 miles from Groceries, Gas and basic services (schools), and roughly 23-30
miles from larger towns on IH-25: Walsenburg and Trinidad.
This property is geographically roughly 7 miles south by southwest of
Aguilar (which is between Trinidad and Walsenburg on IS-25) and is about
7 miles (as the crow flies) west from IS-25.</p>
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Las Animas county has a population of roughly 15 thousand with close to nine
thousand in Trinidad, with the rest of the county being sparsely populated.
Cuchara and the "Highway of Legends" are just over Cordova Pass at 11,000 feet.
Excellent trout fishing and alpine hiking can be found between the pass and the Sangre
de Cristos, northern New Mexico, or north or west of the San Luis valley. There
are many centers of activity within a few hours of this area.
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[Very hugh Ponderosa pine on the property, in Castro canyon, you can't reach
around the trunk.]<br><br>
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[Local adhoc entertainment on the ranch, i.e. two brothers who use to
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Basic shopping is within 15 miles and more extensive shopping is
in either Trinidad or Wallsenburg. Pueblo is just over an hour away,
with Colorado Springs about 2.5 hours away. </p>
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This land is roughly 1 mile tall and a half mile wide. There is no road
running along the length of the property. There are just the county road that just
touches the southeastern corner and a ranch road that touches the
northwestern corner. There is a private road that comes into the west
side of the property from the main North/South ranch road (Apishapa Lane)
and deadends into the boundary. This is the road that provides access to
most of this property (264 acres of the 338 acres). There is a gate
where the road enters the property on the western boundary.. So there is
minimal to no effect by road traffic to the wild life on this property.<br>
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Call Chris for more information about this property.<br>
A total of 338 acres is availble for sale. Price: $1,350,000 <br>
<br>One large tract of 338 acres is available, roughly one mile tall by <br>
a half mile wide. <br>
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Regarding terms, an outright cash deal to the seller is required.<br>
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Pictures only give this land a flat 2 dimensional image. They're
no substitute for actually experiencing the real forest, with
the sounds of wildlife, the fragrance of pine and sage and listening to
the breeze passing through the pines. You owe it to yourself to visit this
beautiful and peaceful place if you're in the least bit interested in
acquiring and developing your own environment away from the rat race of urban
living.
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Contact Chris to arrange a time for you to visit the property.
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There is always real estate for sale, but <u>land of this high quality is extremely rare</u>.
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<u>Don't miss out</u> on this unique opportunity. You will not find land of
this high quality within the state of Colorado at this price in such a large parcel with
these amenitities. This land is just like that within a national forest.<br>
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Don't hesitate to ask if you have any question.
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Contact Chris by phone for information about the property.<br>
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<h2>The best time to call is after 12-noon into the evenings after dark CT. <u>
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If we're not in the office, please leave a message and we'll get back with you
as soon as possible.<br>
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Good luck in the search for the right property for you.
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kind Regards, <br><br>
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Broker listed. An agent is available for showing the property. Call for information.<br>
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A ranch cookout.
Mesquite grilled to perfection! :-) <br><br>
Everything seems to taste & smell better in the cool mountain air.</h2></right>
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<h2> This is the view west from the northern boundary of northeast part, up near
the eastern boundary. Some of those snow covered peaks (Sangre de Cristos,
pictured in May) are over 14,000 feet and the pass to them tops 11,000 feet.
It's just left of the two close mountains (Spanish Peaks, two extinct
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<h2><A HREF="tract-drawing.html"> <[ Click here to see: ]>
boundaries, layout & topographic maps, including the Teraserver. </h2></A>
<h2> <A HREF="cabin.html"> <[ Click here to see: ]> the cabin during it's construction
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<h2> How would you like to start your day by waking up to one of theses views?</h2>
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<h3> View of Spanish Peaks from a possible building site in the northeast part.
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<h3> View of Spanish Peaks from near my favorite building site, at about 7,200' elevation.</H3>
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<h3> Elk horn found in the high spoon shaped meadow north of the cabin.
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