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When you first approach the entrance to this working ranch, visions of Grand Canyon put a smile on your face. Gorgeous mesa tops, huge rock outcropings, and green, grassy valley floors cause you to just imagine the different uses this ranch might provide.
Water lines and access roads throughout the ranch have been created by the present owner. The cattle and abundant wildlife appreciate the water and you will appreciate the access to the many wonders you will find. Rich in history, you will find pictographs from many centuries ago and ruins that were once home to settlers and bootleggers from a time before the Wild West was tamed.
Several feeders strategically placed throughout the ranch ensure that the abundant wildlife stay healthy. Elk, mule deer, antelope, bear, wild turkey, and bighorn sheep will provide you with a trophy, whether it is a photo or a mount, year after year.
The main headquarters is located at the southern end of the ranch in one of the large valleys and consists of 3 nicely updated ranch houses complete with full surround porches, new siding and new roofs. There is a large barn, several out buildings, and corrals for the horses. The north headquarters is where the ranch foreman lives and is also the location of approximately 360 irrigated acres that are planted in hay. This is also where the cattle pens are located for branding, loading, and unloading. The historical Dry Cimarron River runs through this part of the ranch, as well as a portion of the old Santa Fe Trail that legendary trapper and explorer Jedediah Smith traveled back in the 1830s.
The ranch will carry 2500 head of cattle, but has many possible uses. It lies in one of the best wind corridors in the US. It consists of 17,587 deeded acres and another 4473 acres of state leased land for a total of over 22,000 acres. That's approximately 36 square miles of very diverse terrain which could be developed. This one-of-a-kind property is being offered at $12,135,000.
Another opportunity has recently presented itself. Raton, NM, which is about an hour's drive west of the ranch, has just received news that it is likely to receive the last license in New Mexico for a Racino - a horse racing track and casino. This is expected to boost the economy in northeast New Mexico. The ranch presently raises horses and is ideal for a horse ranch.
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Abo Property Co. 101 E. Broadway
Mountainair, New Mexico
(505) 847-0732