Price: $429,000.00
Type:
Acreage, Hunting Land, Ranch, Recreation Land
Amenities:
Borders State/BLM Land, Corrals, Creek, Electricity, Equine Facilities, Home, Hunting, Hwy/County Rd Frontage, Pond, Spring, Timber, Water Rights, Water Well, Work Shop
Acreage: 10
Region: West
State: Colorado
County: Fremont
MLS Number: CO21459
Status: Under Contract
Property Documents: N/A What comes to mind when you think about the absolute perfect Colorado Property? I would venture to say a well built spacious home (with a good sized barn and garage), a pond, a creek, artesian springs, plenty of good pasture for your horses or cattle and something that abuts 6000 thousand acres of pristine public land with plenty of wildlife and miles of incredible riding trails. Throw in a location that is geographically perfect (in terms of privacy, convenience, climate and snowfall) that is also within 20 minutes a decent size town (with a Walmart and a Home Depot), yet also just a few short minutes to a friendly small town with a good school and good. If the property was priced under $430K would you be surprised if some gold medal trout fishing was just down the road and world class Elk and Mule Deer hunting existed in your back yard? If this sounds good so far, then get ready to discover everything that the Deer Haven ranch has to offer you and your family..because it’s only going to get better!
The Deer Haven Ranch is a 10 acre private in-holding in the middle of a 6000 acre ranch that was donated to Bureau of Land Management by the Mellon Foundation in 1992. With only two other neighbors on private property within the BLM ranch…you can rest assured this is the way it will stay forever! The ranch house is located 1.5 miles off County Road #11 (High Park Road) which is just 26 miles from Canon City (population 25,000) on a paved asphalt road and 8 miles south of Guffey CO (population 745) and 35 miles to the gambling town of Cripple Creek, Colorado. This original ranch home took two years to build in 1919 and was for a time the largest home in Fremont County. The very spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath home is incredibly well built with 12 inch poured concrete walls and a stucco finish. The back of the home is sided with historic logs. The home is nestled in a valley in the foothills on the eastern side of the continental divide. It is dramatically surrounded by three mountains-Bear Mountain, Rice Mountain, and Thompson Mountain. The surrounding BLM land elevations run from 7200 to 9000 feet. The home sits in the approximated center of this 6000 acre ranch at an elevation of 7850 feet. The home is located on a large knoll some 50 feet above County Road 69 on Wilson Creek, which is a small, year around running stream that runs from North to South thru the ranch. There are 3 artesian wells located on the property and a small pond. The artesian wells source is a spring that flows year round at a rate of 1 gallon per minute, or some 1400 gallons per day. The water is pure with no taste and flows at a constant 48 degrees of temperature.
The home is a story and half with 4 large bedrooms, two full baths and a full basement. The downstairs floor has 1692 square feet, the upstairs 1054 square feet, the basement (shop) has 1584 square feet and the front porch 272 square feet, for a total footage of 4498 square feet. The downstairs ceilings are 9’2’’; the upstairs ceilings are 8’0’’
The entire house is beautifully wood trimmed throughout with 6 inch wide door trim with 8 inch caps and crown molding. Windows are the same with 2 inch picture molding in every room. The color is a deep cherry and is truly beautiful. The home is entirely carpeted (with the exception of the kitchen and main floor bath). The house has two central heating systems, one downstairs and one upstairs. The master bedroom has a Cozy propane 22,000 BTU gravity wall furnace and the second bedroom on the main floor also has a Cozy 22,000 BTU unit. In addition the main floor bathroom has a Renai propane wall furnace with electric fan forced air. A top of the line, thermostat controlled pellet stove was recently installed in the living room fireplace, along with a new chimney liner. Air conditioning is not needed at this altitude.
The picture perfect historic red barn sits some 100 yards and 50 feet below the house to the southeast. There are nine horse stalls, a tack room with a concrete floor and hay storage above. The corrals are available to handle cows but can also serves as pens for the horses. Wilson Creek flows between the house and barn, next to the corrals and through the horse pasture, all of which is fenced. There is ample grass in the pasture to take care of two or three horses through the spring and summer. The 3 ½ car garage was built in 1992 and is located behind the house. Ample room for tractors, trucks, or cars, it measures approximately 35 X 23 feet deep with a full concrete floor and swing open doors.
Deer Haven Ranch is fully self sufficient! You will never worry about rising cost of electricity or power outages. All power is state of the art solar and is backed up with a new diesel generator. Both systems are operated from a panel remotely controlled from the kitchen wall. The solar system consists of a 18 panel solar tracking system and the new 15 KVA four cylinder diesel generator provides the backup system in low light conditions. This low noise generator is on an automatic function that senses low charging and starts up independently. You do not need to be present to insure a full charge status. In addition, when the outside temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the diesel engine incorporates an automatic block heater to insure startup. The property is serviced by Qwest for land line telephone.
The ranch is literally surrounded on all sides by public land. Over 6000 acres of incredible wildlife habitat are yours to enjoy right outside your backyard. Whether you enjoy trail riding, hunting, hiking, mountain biking or just the private tranquil existence in your own pristine paradise…Deer Haven is the ultimate escape. Herds of Elk and Mule Deer abound, and the Turkeys, Bear, and Coyote also enjoy the riparian and wetland habitat. The perfect altitude of this ranch means your winters are moderate (average snowfall is only 12 inches) and the summer are very mild as well. You will also enjoy gold medal trout fishing and adrenaline filled white water rafting on the Arkansas River located just minutes from the property. The town of Guffey, located only 8 miles to the North, has an acclaimed Charter school if you still have children in school.
Deer Haven will make for the perfect year round home or a special mountain weekend getaway. You know you are ready for one of the absolute best values in Colorado Mountain Properties when you realize that Deer Haven Ranch has it all…..water (creek, artesian spring, pond) views (three mountains) spacious living (4 bedrooms over 4300 sq feet) a barn, workshop, pasture for horses/livestock, independent, reliable and cheap power, and finally only one of two neighbors on 6000 acres of public land! Oh, I forget to mention the perfect altitude, weather and geographically located near both a large town, and a small town with a great school. All of this for less than $430,000 is not just a rare find, but a perfect solution to your Colorado dream.
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