County Road P52
Placerville, CO 81430
Specie Wilderness Ranch · Land For Sale · 548.00 AC

A LEGACY RECREATIONAL RANCH ADJACENT TO NATIONAL FOREST Recreational Colorado Ranch with long National Forest Border and Stunning Mountain Views Rarely does a ranch of this magnitude come to market on the mesas surrounding Telluride. The rolling meadows and aspen glades of the approximately 628 acre ”Specie Wilderness Ranch” have almost a full mile of direct border with U.S. Forest Service land, offering a whole world of recreational opportunities and gated privacy to its owner. The ranch is offered with two domestic water well permits and water decrees from the State for 4 one-acre ponds using the property’s interest in the Hughes Ditch. The adjoining U.S.F.S. land (the Uncompahgre National Forest) measures 955,229 acres, or about 1500 square miles. For the conservation minded buyer there are no existing conservation easements. A San Miguel Power box for grid electrical service has been run onto the Property. The 630 acres is comprised of 7 individual SWR “tracts” (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) totaling 510 acres and a separate 120 acre piece on the NE corner (SBB, LLC) with no covenants. The 6 SWR tracts range in acreage from +/- 40 acres to +/- 110 acres. There is a 24 foot wide equestrian and pedestrian access easement for the “tracts” on the north end to get access down to the southern end and out to the U.S. Forest Service land. The +/- 80 acre Tract 2 can be subdivided into 2 40-acre pieces. There are historic homestead structures on Tract 2 that a creative buyer could incorporate into a future plan. Road access is via San Miguel County roads (M44 & P52). The SWR properties currently have a Grazing Lease in place and Agricultural Tax status. Please call / text / email Listing Broker Jason K. Raible with LIV Sotheby's International Realty to learn more or to arrange a personal tour of the Specie Wilderness Ranch. -------------------------------------------------------- The entire Specie Wilderness Ranch is now available for sale with a variety of purchase options and sizes: Tract 2 – “The Register Ranch” 80 acres with historic homestead structures. Can be split by right into two 40-acre pieces. SMPA power to property corner. 24’ wide pedestrian/equestrian easement to USFS. Asking $1,050,000 / MLS# 39476 Tract 1, Tract 4, Tract 6 & northern 80 acres of SBB – 260 acres with as many as 5 homesites and dramatic views back to the Telluride box canyon and ski resort. Decreed water rights to construct a one-acre pond (pond 2a/2b). SMPA power to property corner. There’s a domestic water well in place on Tract 6. Quarter-mile direct private border with USFS. Asking $3,400,000 / MLS# 39463 Tract 3 & Tract 5 – 150 acres with 2 home sites and a quarter-mile direct private border with USFS. Decreed water rights to construct 2 one-acre ponds (pond 3 and pond 4). SMPA power to property corner. Asking $1,800,000 / MLS# 39461 Tract 7 & southern 40 acres of SBB – Big view 138 acres with 2 home sites and a quarter-mile direct private border with USFS. Decreed water rights to construct a one-acre pond (pond 1). Domestic water well in place on Tract 7. Asking $2,100,000 / MLS# 39462 Tracts 1/3/4/5/6/7 + SBB – Asking price reduced in August 2021 from $6.7M to $5.9M. ~548 acre legacy recreational ranch with flexible use and conservation easement potential just 25 miles from Town of Telluride. Decreed water rights to construct 4 one-acre ponds across the property. Over ¾ of a mile direct private border with USFS. Two domestic water wells in place. Fully usable land (no cliffs) with dynamic sweeping views from the Telluride box canyon and ski resort to the La Sals and Lone Cone. Asking $5,900,000 / MLS# 39464 Entire Specie Wilderness Ranch – Tracts 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 + SBB – Adding on the 80 acre Tract 2 (the separately owned “Register Ranch”) to the above would allow the new owner complete and sole control of the entire Specie Wilderness Ranch. With as many as 11 potential home sites, this ~628 acre configuration could be highly desirable to a conservation easement minded buyer (none exist today). Asking $6,950,000 / MLS# 39476 & 39464