Gazelle Ranch has a blend of irrigated farmland and low foothill range with over 100 acres of developed agricultural resources on up-sloping terrain that leads to a hilltop with spectacular majestic views of Mt. Shasta for the perfect estate overlooking the Shasta Valley. The farmland has been fallowed for over three years and the seasonal range and pasture land has been under grazed. This suggests it would be a quick candidate for organic certification for hay production/grass fed grazing, which is in growing demand and the perimeter is fenced strong for livestock control management. Agricultural production has included forage crops and winter grains historically. The lower irrigated lands are comprised of gentle 0 to 2 percent slopes consisting of Class 3 gravelly loams on alluvial fans. The steeper upland terrain with its sagebrush and juniper stands are best used for livestock grazing and recreation/rural home-site development.

Elevations vary from around 2,700 ft. in the Shasta Valley floors up-sloping to over 3,000 ft. on hilltop knolls. There are two irrigation wells with electric pumping plants and equipped with 50 hp electric motors tapping into groundwater resources that pressure two overhead center-pivot sprinkler system and wheel-line sprinklers. An overflow collection pond near the well collects seasonal drainage too. The Yreka ditch remains in use today and the high line ditch forms a physical divider on the ranch. The Yreka Ditch dates back to the 1850s and consisted of a winding 95-mile ditch that was dug by hand and completed in two years, an amazing feat. The ditch delivered water from the Shasta River close to Weed, CA to the placer gold miners near Yreka.

The landmark feature of the Gazelle Ranch is an old 2,000 sf standing redwood-sided hay barn that yearns of a bygone era and awaits that restoration project.