Sand Canyon Ranch

This exceptionally beautiful 70-acre property provides a gateway to the Sand Canyon Trail within the Canyon of the Ancients. It is a spectacular mixture of rock-outcroppings and canyon floor with multiple building sites and lovely view of the Sleeping Ute Mountains. The property is available as a whole or divided into 2-35 acre parcels.

Location and Area

Sand Canyon Ranch is a convenient 15-to-20 minutes from the town of Cortez, forty minutes from Mancos and 60 minutes from Durango’s historic downtown area. To get to the property from Cortez, you go south on HWY 160, turn west along Road G, go approximately 4 miles, property on North side of Road G, look for the property sign. The ranch is at an elevation of approximately 6,000 ft. above sea level, with scenic canyon and mountain views, and over 300 days of sunshine each year. Comfortable summer temperatures reach the 90s, while the autumn days are clear and cool.

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, 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 25 mile to Dolores, 85 miles to Telluride, 200 miles from Grand Junction, 189 miles from Albuquerque, 225 to Santa Fe, and 329 miles to Phoenix.

Property Details

Sand Canyon Ranch has a grassland frontage leading to a dramatic canyon with massive rock outcroppings and numerous Indian ruins along the ridges. There are several flat building sites with magnificent views of the canyon walls and Sleeping Ute Mountains in the background. This special place offers peace and quite in a sacred environment that is close to all the conveniences of downtown Cortez. For hiking and other recreation, the property offers endless opportunities and as well as access to BLM lands and the Canyon of the Ancients. You can purchase the entire property or it is available as two 35 acre parcels, each with its own unique characteristics.

Wildlife and Recreation

This exceptionally beautiful 70-acre property has an ideal combination of wildlife habitat and privacy. The ranch is visited by mule deer, fox, bobcat, peregrine falcons, golden eagles, American kestrels, red-tailed hawks, long-nosed leopard lizard, and twin-spotted spiny lizard. Nearby, McPhee Reservoir provides a wonderful destination for boating and fishing. Jackson Reservoir is approximately 45 minutes from the ranch, just outside of Mancos, CO. The Mancos, La Plata, Animas, Florida, Pine and San Juan Rivers are all within 40 minutes-to-1 ½ hours of the ranch for exceptional fly-fishing. For downhill skiing, Durango Mountain Resort is a 90-minute drive from the ranch. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling are also available in the area. Summertime in the area is filled with opportunities for riding, hiking, fishing, boating, golfing and visiting Mesa Verde National Park and the Four Corners National Monument, along with the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. 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, the private Glacier Club (memberships available). 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.

$450,000 for 70 acres or $250,000 for each 35 acre parcel

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 attorney.

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