Upper Rio Penasco Ranch/Cloudcroft, New Mexico
State: New Mexico
Region: South Central Mountains
County: Otero
Property Type: Fishing/Hunting/Recreation/Development/Cattle Ranch
Acres: 139 Deeded Acres +/- & 160 State Lease Acres +/-
Price: $2,500,000.00
Taxes: $1,389.68
Location: Southeast of Cloudcroft, NM
This is a very scenic ranch consisting of 299 acres more or less located southeast of Cloudcroft, NM with over of a mile of the Rio Penasco River together with very valuable water rights of 290.27 acre feet with some rights dating as far back as 1888. The property contains approximately 139 deeded acres more or less and 160 acres more or less of New Mexico state lease.
New Mexico Highway 130 provides excellent access to the property which is located approximately 14 miles out of Cloudcroft or 8 miles from Mayhill.
Mountain meadows covered with grass and hillsides with Pon...
Mountain meadows covered with grass and hillsides with Ponderosa and Pinon Pine make up the topography that varies from approximately 7,000 feet to approximately 7,600 feet at the highest point.
Fishing and hunting are a priority on this ranch together with mountain recreation. According to the owner one elk permit is allowed with this ranch.
Currently the property has improvements of two hunting lodges, a small equipment barn, a new, all-metal, open-front machinery storage barn tall enough, deep enough and wide enough to accommodate two over the road recreational vehicles, two ponds, two wells and excellent fences.
There is electricity to the improvements and owner states that he has run as many as 100 head of heifers without irrigation on the really productive and beautiful meadows. With increased fertilization and irrigation, cattle production on the ranch should be increased considerably.
A high mountain ranch with these attributes is difficult to find and deserves your attention!
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