Mountain View Ranch – SOLD
Colorado, Montezuma County, Cortez.
 This is a great opportunity to own a historic working ranch just 2 1/2 miles north of Cortez. Mountain View Ranch is 96+ acres, fully fenced and cross-fenced with convenient access gates. The property has 50 shares of Montezuma Valley Irrigation (MVI) water, gated pipe irrigation, great hay production and potential for spring and fall grazing. There is a 1909 farm house on the property (requires remodeling) along with a 1929 wood barn with a loft, pole barn for hay storage, corral, loafing shed and loading chute. There is a large bass pond that stays full year-round, a small spring-fed pond, and a lush riparian area along a year-round stream. Two paved roads front the property with easy access and utilities available at the road. Utilities include high-speed Internet, natural gas, rural water (Montezuma Water Co.), electricity, and telephone. Mountain View Ranch has exceptional views of Mesa Verde, The Sleeping Ute, and the La Plata Mountains and several building sites that take advantage of the views.
Location and Area
Mountain View Ranch is 3 miles directly north from downtown Cortez and Hwy 160, 2 miles directly north of the hospital, 20 minutes from Mancos and 45 minutes from Durango’s historic downtown area. To get to the property you would take Hwy 160 to Hwy 145, go north on 145 and take a left on Road N. Follow Road N and turn left on Road 26. The ranch is the first driveway on the left with a cattle guard at the gate. The property is at an elevation of approximately 6,232 ft. above sea level, with scenic mountain views, and over 300 days of sunshine each year. Comfortable summer temperatures reach the 90’s, while the autumn days are clear and cool.
Montezuma County, 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. Adjacent La Plata County to the east, which includes Durango and Bayfield, has a population of 45,000. La Plata County Airport runs daily commercial air service to Denver, Albuquerque, and Phoenix, with seasonal service to Houston and Dallas, and includes facilities for full service general aviation. Great Lakes Aviation serves the Cortez Municipal Airport.
The property is approximately 6 miles to Dolores, 60 miles to Telluride, 85 miles to Moab, 5 miles to McPhee Reservoir, 90 miles to Navajo Lake, 150 miles to Lake Powell, 225 miles from Grand Junction, 277 miles from Albuquerque, 288 to Santa Fe, and 400 miles to Phoenix.
Wildlife and Recreation
Mountain View Ranch has an ideal combination of wildlife habitat and privacy. The ranch is visited by elk, Mule deer, fox, bobcat, Peregrine Falcons, Golden and Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, Ravens and Red-tailed Hawks. Nearby, McPhee Reservoir provides a wonderful destination for boating and fishing, as well as Jackson Reservoir, just outside of Mancos, CO which is approximately 30 minutes from the ranch. The Mancos, La Plata, Animas, Florida, Pine and San Juan Rivers are all within a 30 minute to 1 ½ hour drive of the ranch for exceptional fly-fishing and rafting. The Canyon of the Ancients, San Juan National Forest, and Mesa Verde National Park are all within 35 minutes of the ranh, which provides an ideal location for riding horses, hiking, biking, fishing, and riding ATV’s in the summertime. Other summertime activities nearby include the Four Corners National Monument, along with the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The Cortez Municipal Aquatics Complex is open to the public seven days a week during the summer months, with a pool, climbing walls, and numerous amenities. The Cortez parks offer a wide range of recreational opportunities, including picnic spots and sports fields. The Conquistador Golf Course in Cortez is a championship 18-hole golf course with sand traps, water hazards, practice driving range and putting green. Excellent golf can be found at Pinion Hills in Farmington, NM and in Durango, CO at Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Hillcrest Community Club, and the private Glacier Club (memberships available).
In the wintertime you can enjoy cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling throughout the National Forests and on the property. For downhill skiing, Telluride Ski Area is a 75 minute drive and Durango Mountain Resort is a 90 minute drive from the ranch.
Offered at
$575,000 – Reduced from $725,000
Other Options include:
Option 2:
73.20 acres with 45 shares of Montezuma Valley Irrigation, including a 1909 farm house (requires remodeling), 1929 wood barn with loft, pole barn for hay storage, corral, loafing shed and loading chute, and a large pond.
Priced at $550,000
Option 3:
Parcel 3 – 29.88 acres with 10 shares of Montezuma Valley Irrigation. Spring fed pond and riparian area with year-round creek. Also, includes reserved water tap, (other utilities at street – phone, electricity, and high speed internet).
Priced at $185,000
This property is offered by Durango Real Estate Partners, LLC - Legacy Properties West, LLC. All information provided by Durango Real Estate Partners, LLC - Legacy Properties West, 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 recommends 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 attorney.
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