Small cattle ranch and recreation property, Villa Grove, CO
Beautiful small cattle ranch located at the top of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado
5 wells for irrigation and domestic use
The Harris Ranch is a beautiful small cattle ranch located at the top of the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. Ringed by the San Juan mountains on one side and the Sangre de Cristo range on the other, the setting is stunning.
Water is key in the San Luis Valley, and this mountain cattle ranch has plenty of it. Ditch rights provide up to 5 cubic feet per second of surface irrigation rights, and up to 695 gallons a minute of well irrigation water also. If you know anything about Colorado irrigation water, that’s a lot!
Villa Grove is high elevation country, and the mountains are immediately to either side of the ranch. The views are beautiful. You can imagine trappers and cowboys riding through this setting 150 years ago. Salida is only 25 miles away, however, and that’s the closest place for groceries, medical services, and other services. Alamosa is 50 miles south, where there’s a 4-year college, car dealerships, an airport, and all services. The ranch sits 4 miles east of Highway 285 and there’s a good county road two miles south of the ranch.
Good elk and deer hunting is right there off the back side of the ranch, where it backs up to BLM for good access to public lands.
We often get calls from buyers looking for that ideal set of circumstances: the ranch has to be reasonably priced; in a beautiful setting; it must have plenty of irrigation water; enough land to stretch out and run a few cattle; back up to BLM or national forest so you can ride off the back of the ranch to go hunting—well, here you have it. Give this one a hard look and do it soon, because this one won’t last long.
Natural features: excellent views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Gary Hubbell, Broker/Owner
United Country Colorado Brokers
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
970 872 3322 office
970 988 2122 cell
970 921 5588 home
970 872 3323 office fax
email: grandviewranch@gmail.com
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PROPERTY
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| PRICE: $540,000 |
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| ACRES: 360 acres of flat topography, bordering BLM |
KEY FEATURES:
Water rights: Abundant water! 5 wells for irrigation and domestic use with a total adjudication of 695 gallons a minute. Year-round livestock water. Two ditch water rights, one for 2 cfs and the other for 3 cfs.
Elevation: 7,600 feet
Carrying capacity: 40-50 pairs of cattle on normal water years
Hunting: elk, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goat on nearby National Forest lands
Improvements & utilities: none
Listing courtesy of Bruce Steffens, Steffens & Co Realty, Monte Vista, CO
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Gary Hubbell, Broker/Owner
United Country Colorado Brokers
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
970 872 3322 office
970 988 2122 cell
970 921 5588 home
970 872 3323 office fax
email: grandviewranch@gmail.com |
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