Your own Rocky Mountain paradise - 160 Acre Colorado Mountain Ranch

Auction Date: Friday, November 8 @ 1:07pm

Property Previews: Saturdays: October 12, 19, 26 & Nov. 2 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm or call 877-612-8494 for private showing

Minimum Bid $680,000

Will ABSOLUTELY SELL once Minimum Bid is Met

Bank Ordered Sale – Property Last Sold at $1,425,000

Pre-Auction Offers Welcome

Imagine your own Rocky Mountain paradise with hiking trails, high mountain lakes, waterfalls and wildlife, all directly accessible from your Ranch’s gated entrance. 

Antero Mountain Ranch is a rare National Forest inholding with unparalleled privacy and breathtakingly beautiful scenery. This property is perfect for horseback riders, photographers, hunters, hikers, mountain bikers, and anyone seeking tranquility among pristine forests and snow-capped mountain peaks under Colorado’s clear blue sky. There is abundant wildlife here, and you will share your land with deer, elk, wild turkey, antelope and bear.

Amtero Ranch is already subdivided into four 40-acre parcels, so the new owner can choose to sell some parcels of keep everything.

Only 6 miles off Highway 285, Antero Ranch is easily accessible year round – the ranch sits at the base of Mount Antero and is surrounded on all sides by the San Isabel National Forest in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Alpine meadows liberally sprinkled with wildflowers intertwine with stands of stately pines, blue spruce, and delicate aspens. The bubbling waters of Eddy Creek run throughout.

This property is only a few hours from Denver. It is situated between Buena Vista, Salida and Poncha Springs, and is just minutes to the famous Mountain Princeton Hot Springs.

THE HOMESTEAD • Complete Privacy 

The rustic and spacious log-sided 2800 SF lodge-style home is itself a part of the beauty of Antero Mountain Ranch.  It is finely crafted and strategically built to capture views on every side of this unique mountain retreat.  The main level is comprised of 1800 square feet and the lower level is 1000 square feet. Quality craftsmanship is evident throughout this comfortable and inviting mountain home. The great room, with its wood stove, rock hearth, and log mantel, beckons you to relax and leave the cares of the outside world behind.  The cathedral ceilings with their log beams and aspen tongue and groove construction, and the designer colors all blend together to create a delightful mountain lodge-style atmosphere. With a total of four bedrooms and three baths, there is room for everyone.  The main level master suite provides a private area inside and out with its own deck access with views and a perennial rock garden. The main level also includes another sizeable bedroom and bath with a walk-in tile shower. This level has hot water baseboard heating as well as a wood stove. The lower level includes two more bedrooms, a bath, and a Swiss-style sauna. The lower level has in-floor heat.  It may also be accessed through the attached 2-car garage.

• Majestic Mountain VIews

• Complete Privacy

• High Mountain Lakes & Waterfalls

• Easy Year Round Access-Just 6 Miles Off HWY 285

• Horseback Riding, ATV, Snowmobiling, Hiking & Hunting – Right Out Your Front Door!

• Hunt Deer, Wild Turkey, Antelope & Bear

• 2800 SF Log Home Has Swiss Style Sauna

• New Pole Corral and Tack Shed

• New Well

• Underground Electric & Phone

Area Schools & Mail

One can choose to use the schools in Salida or Buena Vista or home school.
The bus would pick up the kids at the mail boxes approx. 5 miles from house.
There are private, christian and public schools to choose from.
Mail is through Nathrop post office and the mail box is 5 miles at the intersection of 270 and 272.

Shopping & Amenities
Buena Vista and Salida are both approx. 20-25 mins away. both have all the conveniences one could want or need.
Antero Mountain ranch is pretty equidistant from both touristic towns.
There is a City Market and a Safeway, and a full service Walmart.
BV and Salida have a lot of private locally run restaurants and small consignment shops.
True Value and other hardware stores are in both towns.
There is a Radio Shack and an Alco
Large chain hotels and chain fast food is in Salida
There is a Subway and an Alco in both towns
There is a Murdoch's farm and feed store in Salida
There is a doctors and dentist office
There is a hospital nearby in Salida
There is a jet accommodating airport in both Buena Vista and Salida

Call877-612-8494 to schedule a time to view.

DIRECTIONS TO THE PROPERTY

Head south from Buena Vista 11 miles south on highway 285,
Turn right onto CR. 270
Go 1 1/2 miles on black top(road continues to right)
Go straight onto dirt road CR. 272 and head west 1 1/1 miles
At kiosk intersection go straight onto CR. 274
Go 2.2 miles on graded dirt road, staying only on 274 not 274a
Till you come to our log entrance – road dead ends at our property gate will be open
Bear to right and follow buck and rail fence up past the tack cabin 1 mile to house

From Salida
Head north on 285 about 8 miles
Turn left onto CR. 270
Go 1 1/2 miles on black top(road continues to right)
Go straight onto dirt road CR. 272 and head west 1 1/1 miles
At kiosk intersection go straight onto CR. 274
Go 2.2 miles on graded dirt road, staying only on 274 not 274a
Till you come to our log entrance – road dead ends at our property gate will be open
Bear to right and follow buck and rail fence up past the tack cabin 1 mile to house