MAVERICK RANCH

MAVERICK RANCH

THE MAVERICK RANCH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA, COLORADO. HIWAY 109 IS 5 MILES EAST OF THE RANCH. KIM,COLORADO IS 12 MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE RANCH. GOOD COUNTY ROADS LEAD INTO THE RANCH.

LA JUNTA,COLORADO IS HOME TO TWO OF THE LARGEST LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS IN THE U.S. THE ARKANSAS VALLEY IS LOCATED NEAR LA JUNTA, PROVIDING ACCESS TO ABUNDANT FEED SUPPLEMENTS.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: THE MAVERICK RANCH IS ONE OF THE LARGER RANCHES IN THE AREA. THE RANCH IS HOME TO ELK, DEER, TURKEY, BEAR, LION AND BOBCAT. THE RANCH IS ALL CONTIGUOUS WITH GOOD ACCESS TO ALL PARTS OF THE RANCH. SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO CAN BE FOUND ON THIS RANCH.

CARRYING CAPACITY: OWNER REPORTS HE HAS BEEN RUNNING FROM 975 TO 1150 COWS AND CALVES YEAR ROUND ON THIS RANCH.

SIZE: DEEDED LAND CONSISTS OF 33,294 ACRES. LEASED LAND CONSISTS OF 4800 ACRES. RANCH WILL QUALIFY FOR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO HELP WITH PURCHASE ALL MINERALS OWNED BY SELLER WILL BE CONVEYED AT CLOSING TO BUYER.

ELEVATION, CLIMATE, & PRECIPITAION: ELEVATION OF THE RANCH RANGES FROM 4400 FT ALONG THE SMITH CANYON TO APPROXIMATELY 5800 FT ON ROUND PRAIRIE WITH A VARIATION OF CEDAR, PINION AND A FEW PONDEROSA PINE. YOU CAN USUALLY EXPECT MILD WINTERS AND SUMMER TEMPERATURES TO BE A HIGH OF 80'S TO LOW 90'S WITH COOL NIGHTS. WINTER TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO 55 IN THE COLDER PART OF THE WINTER, AVERAGE RAINFALL IN THIS AREA IS 12 TO 15 INCHES.

FORAGE AND VEGATATION: THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF FORBS AND GRASSES, PRIMARY GRASSES ARE BUFFALO, BLUE GRAMA, SIDE OATS GRAMA, AND SAND DROP SEED. PINION, CEDAR, MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY AND SOME PONDERSA PINE CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE RANCH.

IMPROVEMENTS: THE MAVERICK HAS 3 HOMES, A HOME FOR THE MANAGER WITH A LARGE SHOP AND WORK AREA, THE OWNER'S HOME WHICH IS A NEWER MANUFACTURED HOME AND AN OLDER HIRED MANS HOME. THE RANCH HAS GOOD CORRALS AND WORKING FACILITIES WELL LOCATED ON THE RANCH.

OPERATION: THE RANCH HAS BEEN OPERATED AS A COW-CALF OPERATION FOR MANY YEARS, WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS.

WATER: THE RANCH HAS EXCELLENT WATER PROVIDED BY 12 WELLS, 40 MILES OF PIPELINE, DIRT TANKS, SPRINGS AND LIVE WATER ON SMITH CREEK. ALSO SEVERAL SEASONAL CREEKS THAT RUN WITH ADEQUATE RAINFALL. THE WELLS ARE MOSTLY SHALLOW WELLS VARYING IN DEPTH FROM 35 TO 65 FEE IN DEPTH WITH ONLY TWO WELLS BEING IN THE 250 TO 300 FOOT RANGE.

SCHOOLS: CHILDREN AT THE MAVERICK WILL ATTEND SCHOOL AT KIM, COLORADO. KIM SCHOOL.IS A SMALL RURAL SCHOOL WITH EXCELLENT CREDENTIALS.

ZONING: THE MAVERICK RANCH LIES IN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO. THE COUNTY SEAT IS TRINIDAD, COLORADO. IT IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL.

UTILITIES: THE MAVERICK HAS SEVERAL POWER LINES ON THE RANCH, SO ELECTRICITY IS NOT A PROBLEM. THERE IS TELEPHONE, HEAT IS BY PROPANE.

PRICE: THE MAVERICK IS PRICED AT $9,875,000.00 THERE IS NO OWNER FINANCING.