This is the quintessential Colorado property with 283 acres of beautiful meadows, lush pastures, pine woodlands, ponds, rock bluffs and outcroppings, along with access to over one mile of the West Mancos River. The ranch includes a 3,577 SF custom log main residence, 1,000 SF log guest home, insulated custom-built horse barn, hay and equipment barns. The property has been meticulously maintained and has exceptional water rights including shares of Jackson Lake, Weber Reservoir and adjudicated Mancos River rights. This is an exceptional property offered at an exceptional price.

Location and Area

Nestled in the picturesque Mancos River Valley, Lazy H Ranch is a convenient 10 minutes to the town of Mancos and thirty minutes west of Durango’s historic downtown area. It is located on the south side of Echo Basin Road, 3.7 miles from US Highway 160. The ranch headquarters are at an elevation 7,800 ft. above sea level, with scenic mountain, canyon and valley views, and over 300 days of sunshine each year. Comfortable summer temperatures reach the mid 80’s, while the autumn days are clear, cool and full of vibrant foliage colors. The crisp and sunny winter days often feature abundant, light powdery snow.

Mancos sits at the base of Mesa Verde National Park, and as a small rural town, offers basic services to the surrounding community. The charming town of Durango is located 25 miles to the north, and has many big city conveniences, including a state-of-the-art new hospital, airport, many fine restaurants, hotels, shopping, a four-year college, and numerous cultural activities. The four-corners area provides endless activities for the outdoor sports enthusiast. The Montezuma County area, which includes Mancos, Cortez and Dolores, has a population of approximately 30,000 and is the most southwestern of the 64 counties in the state of Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument preserve hundreds of ancient American Indian structures, including the famous cliff dwellings, found in the county. Roughly 1/3 of the county is tribal land, 1/3 is federal land (administered by the National Park Service, the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management), and 1/3 is private or state/county land. The La Plata County area, including Durango and Bayfield has a population of 45,000. La Plata County Airport runs daily commercial air service to Denver, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City and Phoenix, with seasonal service to Houston and Dallas, and includes facilities for full service general aviation. The property is approximately 75 miles from Telluride, 45 miles from Durango Mountain Ski Resort (Purgatory), 170 miles from Grand Junction, 210 miles from Albuquerque and Santa Fe, about 320 miles from Denver and Colorado Springs and 430 miles from Phoenix.

Property Details

GROUNDS

• 283 plus acres, with 90 acres of irrigated hay pastures, thick woodlands of ponderosa pine and gambel oak, wildflower covered meadows, rock outcroppings, fishing ponds, and river access
  
• Exceptional adjudicated water rights (call for lengthy list)
  
• Access to over one mile of the West Mancos River providing excellent fly fishing
  
• Abundant year round wildlife
  
• A beautiful, natural landscape has been created around the house due to fire mitigation of the gambel oak, leaving grass, perennial gardens and large pines around house
  
• Chuck Seha, of Southwest Dreamscapes, incorporated the Inca method of dry laid stone to build the patio area off the kitchen and other areas around the home by using enormous boulders to create retaining walls and sidewalks. His design was given the Grand Award in 1992 by Colorado Green magazine.
  
• Underground sprinkler system around home fed by pond outside great room
  
• 1,700 gallon underground cement cistern
  
• Sweet well water (2 wells)
  
• Septic system
  
• Gravel driveway with turn around area

General Home Features

• 3 bedrooms, 2-3/4 baths, 0ffice, game room/reading room, great room, TV room, laundry/mud room off 2-car attached garage
  
• Abundant windows throughout home let in plentiful natural light and provide great cross ventilation
  
• Back views look to Menefee Mountain to the southeast and expansive views of meadows and Mesa Verde to the southwest
  
• Custom designed Alpine Log Home, with hand-hewn logs used from 7-year dead standing lodge pole pine out of Victor, Montana
  
• Architectural design by Joe Sebestyen of Design Labs in Durango, CO and interior design by J.W. Goebel Interiors, of Tucson, Arizona
  
• Dennis Fischer, master craftsman, designed and custom built all of the kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, desk/combination gun case and wet bar area with a variety of natural woods, including: pecan, walnut and a mixture of other rare woods inlaid to create interesting patterns, colors and design
  
• Floors are hardwood (individually and randomly cut out of selected pecan), carpeted or tile
  
• Marvin doors and windows; eight rooms with Casablanca ceiling fans.
  
• Tongue and groove ceiling throughout
  
• Recessed lighting and drop down accent lighting
  
• Hot water baseboard heating through propane
  
• Entire house and guest house water serviced by Wedeco ultra-violet purification system
  
• Water softener system
  
• Custom raised panel front door with stained glass transom side window
  
• Telluride artist created custom stained glass sconces throughout house to capture essence of logs
  
• Solid six panel knotty pine doors throughout interior
  
• Rope trim at log and wall joints
  
• Custom made full length drapes and valances throughout
  
• Interior consists of log, dry wall and wall paper
  
• Large wrap-around wood porch

MAIN LEVEL

Great Room

• Entry step-down into great room/living room has under-the-step rope lighting which gives lovely ambiance
  
• 30’ vaulted ceiling
  
• Large river rock (from property) hearth and wood-burning fireplace; also acts like a furnace; very efficient; walnut mantle
  
• Custom walnut inlaid wet bar with brass foot railing; built-in cupboards with beveled glass; refrigerator and sink; wine rack; mirrors on back wall
  
• Wall of windows looking out to gardens, meadows, pine trees and views of Menefee Mountain and Mesa Verde
  
• Great natural lighting
  
• Carpeted
  
• Double French doors out to porch

Media/TV Room

• Double French doors with beveled glass lead from entry (can be closed off from rest of downstairs)
  
• Carpeted
  
• Views of Menefee Mountain and Mesa Verde
  
• Another set of French doors lead out to back deck

¾ Bath Powder Room

• Shower
  
• Navy Kohler fixtures and porcelain basin; low flush toilet

Dining Room

• Pecan Hardwood floors
  
• Double French doors out to side deck

Kitchen

• Large open kitchen for entertaining
  
• Center island with Jen-Air cook top and center exhaust vent; seating area for bar stools; cabinetry and drawers
  
• Ample, custom whitewashed pecan cupboard and drawer storage, some doors with beveled glass; lazy Susan corner cupboards; pull out, adjustable shelf pantry
  
• Corian countertops with under counter lighting give very functional work areas; hand-painted backsplash tiles and counter edging
  
• Spot lighting
  
• Double sinks; Kohler plumbing fixtures; built-in water purifier
  
• Sub-zero fridge; Kitchenaid dishwasher, compactor
  
• Built-in Kitchenaid Double oven; top oven convection
  
• Nutone food center complete with appliances, blender, coffee grinder, knife sharpener, etc.
  
• Pull-out cutting boards
  
• Separate breakfast area with vaulted ceiling and many windows, with French doors leading to deck and patio areas
• Custom built-in gun cabinet, desk and bookcase: Walnut and pecan inlaid wood with beveled glass

Laundry Room/Mud Room

• Off kitchen and exit to garage and boiler/storage room
  
• Custom built-in pecan counter for laundry folding, cabinets and drawers
  
• Utility sink
  
• Coat closet

Boiler Room

• Spacious area; plenty of room for extra refrigerator and freezer
  
• 4 different heating zones
  
• 75 gallon hot water tank
  
• Soft water system
  
• Pressurized holding tank for purified water

UPPER LEVEL

Reading/Sitting Room

• Carpeted and plenty of windows for plentiful natural light
  
• Separate from bedroom wing of house
  
• Vaulted ceiling; plenty of windows

Office

• Carpeted area overlooking foyer and living/great room; could be used as a game room
  
• Stucco walls; vaulted ceiling

Master Suite and Master Bath and Walk-in Closet

• Large bedroom with sitting area; carpet
  
• Wood-burning fireplace; river rock hearth
  
• Stucco walls with wainscoting
  
• Double French doors walk-out to raised ground level flagstone patio; full length draperies with valance
  
• Bath has beautiful, custom hand-made walnut and Brazilian mahogany inlaid vanity counter; double Kohler sinks and fixtures; full mirror encased by custom wood detail
  
• Tile floor
  
• Linen closet
  
• Separate water closet with floor tile accent
  
• Separate shower with tile accent
  
• Separate, deep jetted tub with tile accent; window looking out to beautiful meadows
  
• Walk-in closet with built-in shelving

Guest Bedroom 1

• Carpet and wallpaper
  
• Cutout niches for art
  
• Double door closet

Guest Bathroom

• Bathtub and shower
  
• Vanity mirrors on either side of Kohler sink; Kohler fixtures; tile counters
  
• Tile floors
  
• Linen Closet; laundry chute

Guest Bedroom 2

• Carpet and wallpaper
  
• Windows looking out to meadows and views of Menefee Mountain and Mesa Verde
  
• Large enough for 2 twin beds or king bed
  
• Double door closet

Guest Log Cabin

• Custom designed 1,000 SF Alpine log cabin
  
• 1 bedroom, 1 bath down with loft
  
• Wood burning furnace with electric back up (seldom need to use electric – furnace very efficient)

Royal Stall 36’ x 48’ Custom Steel Horse Barn

• 4 stalls – 12’ x 16’
  
• Tack room – 12’ x 16’
  
• Rough cement breezeway
  
• 12’ x 16’ Vet working area; wash rack area
  
• Hot/cold water taps
  
• 100’ x 150’ High tensile fenced riding/training arena

Hay Barn

• Holds 10,000 bales
  
• Full working pens, Powder River chutes, Load out chute, and loafing shed to side of barn

Irrigation System

• In 2008 the ranch installed a state of the art irrigation system specially designed for the sloping topography of the ranch’s upper hay pastures. The system consists of a large intake structure and over one mile of underground piping with multiple hydrants that connect to a multi-zoned gated pipe system. Due to the new pressurized and filtered underground system, the water in 2009 was much more evenly and efficiently utilized and resulted in a considerably increased production of uniform hay.

Ranch Fencing

• The perimeter of the ranch has in excess of 5 miles of fence and is completely enclosed. Significant cross fencing has been installed throughout the ranch for rotation of cattle and horses, consisting of aspen worm wood fences, high tensile fencing, and woven wire mesh fences. Corrals and pens for horses and cattle are pipe.

Wildlife and Recreation

This exceptional property has great diversity from pine forest, gambel oak groves, draws, meadows, hay pastures—all creating a significant wildlife haven and very private enclave. The property has excellent equestrian facilities and great riding terrain, with close access to the National Forest. It also supports a significant array of wildlife, from migrating elk and mule dear, to bear and mountain lion, to numerous other species of small game, turkey and birds of prey. The ranch has several ponds and access to over one mile of the West Mancos River, which provides great fly fishing. This section of the river is exceptional due to the input of water from Jackson Reservoir from a flume located on the property—when other sections of the river are low; this section has a strong flow. Also, for lake fishing, Jackson Lake provides a wonderful destination, just minutes from the ranch. The Animas, Florida, Pine and San Juan Rivers are all within an hour of the ranch for exceptional fly-fishing.

For downhill skiing, Durango Mountain Resort is a 55-minute drive from the ranch, while Wolf Creek Ski Area is an hour and 30 minutes away. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snow-mobiling are also available throughout the area and on the ranch. Summertime is filled with opportunities for riding, hiking, fishing, boating, golfing and visiting the local Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Mesa Verde National Park and the Four Corners National Monument. Excellent golf can be found at Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Hillcrest Community Club, Cortez Municipal Golf Course, the private Glacier Club (memberships available), and a top-rated public course at Pinion Hills in Farmington, NM (approximately -60 miles).

$3,275,000

This property is offered by Legacy Properties West, LLC, and Durango Real Estate Partners, LLC, Tom Morse, Broker. All information provided by Legacy Properties West, LLC, Durango Real Estate Partners, LLC or their sales representatives in connection with this property was acquired from sources deemed reliable and is believed to be accurate and reliable, however, we do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Legacy Properties West, LLC and Durango Real Estate Partners, LLC recommend that every item of interest to the purchaser (i.e. water laws, mineral laws, zoning, land use regulations, state, federal and private permits) be independently verified by the purchaser’s representatives.

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