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Just 30 minutes west of the resort town of Telluride, this 548-acre* ranch retreat offers endless winter and summer alpine recreation. Situated at the base of Little Cone Peak at an elevation of 9,500', Specie Wilderness Ranch shares nearly a mile of boundary line with the Uncompahgre National Forest, providing access to thousands of acres of protected, pristine wilderness. The ranch includes an extraordinary home site and is characterized by rolling mountain meadows with mixed spruce and aspen trees, three spring-fed ponds, and Specie Creek and Painter Creek which traverse the property. Two airports less than an hour from the ranch provide private and commercial access from any location. Currently used for summer cattle grazing.

Location:
Specie Wilderness Ranch is situated in a private basin with level to rolling mountain meadows, aspen groves and spruce with elevation ranges from 9,300’ to 9,600’. The resort town of Telluride is approximately 100 highway miles northeast of the Four Corners in a dramatic box canyon in the San Juan Range of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. Specie Wilderness Ranch is in an agricultural basin 22 miles west of the town of Telluride via Specie Mesa Road off of HWY 145. A mile-long private, gravel road off of Specie Mesa Road leads to the ranch gate. Private and commercial air service is available in Telluride and dependable year-round service is available at the Montrose Regional Airport, which offers a 10,000 foot commercial and private jet runway within an hour of the ranch. Grand Junction, the largest city on the western slope is 50 miles northwest of Montrose. Specie Wilderness Ranch offers seclusion with all the amenities of Telluride including world class skiing, golf, fishing, fine dining and the arts.

Area and Climate:
One of the few remaining large private holdings within 30 minutes of Telluride, Specie Wilderness Ranch offers huge panoramic views of 13,000 and 14,000 foot peaks and shares over a mile of boundary line with the Uncompahgre National Forest, providing wilderness access and protection from future development. The area has retained a predominantly agricultural feel with the surrounding properties a mixture of ranches and recreational properties. Several excellent home sites offer commanding views of the Telluride peaks and the Wilson Range. In the world famous mountain town of Telluride you'll find the magnificent and breathtaking San Juan Mountains offering exhilarating natural beauty, an abundance of winter and summer activities and festivals, and charming downtown dining and boutiques. Telluride’s Mountain Village features world class skiing, a championship 18 hole golf course, luxury accommodations, the highly acclaimed Golden Door Spa, and innovative mountain cuisine. In the winter season an average of over 350 inches of annual snowfall blanket the slopes. Blue skies and sunny winter temperatures are typical with over 300 sunny days annually. The climate is surprisingly mild in southern Colorado, with average daytime temperatures in the 20’s and 30’s (degrees F) during the ski season. The mid-day temperatures during the summer season are typically in the 70’s.

Wildlife and Water Resources:
Wildlife populations abound on and around Specie Wilderness Ranch including a large resident elk herd. The ranch offers excellent hunting or viewing for elk, mule deer, black bear, mountain lions, grouse, and turkey. The pine and aspen forests provide excellent shelter and habitat for the prolific wildlife. There is an opportunity to expand the personal or commercial hunting potential.

Specie Creek and Painter Creek traverse the property and two domestic wells producing 30 GPM have been completed near several ideal home sites.

Recreation:
With 13,000 and 14,000 foot peaks in every direction, spectacular views and recreational opportunities abound. The fall and summer seasons offer great hiking, camping, and horseback riding. Winter activities include world-class skiing and golf at Telluride Mountain, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing on the property. The streams, rivers and lakes around Telluride are an angler’s dream, teeming with rainbow, brown, brook, cutthroat and golden trout, enticing to the avid fisherman and novice alike. The adjacent Uncompahgre National Forest contains over a million acres of spectacular views, hunting, fishing and wildlife watching in a land of 14,000-foot peaks, fast-flowing creeks, alpine lakes, deep spruce forests and red rock gorges.


*Specie Wilderness Ranch is available in two parcels:
Specie North - approximately 293 acres - $3,770,000
Specie South - approximately 263 acres - $3,585,000