Just 2.5 miles below the Ridgway Reservoir along the banks of the Uncompahgre River lies a piece of Southwest Colorado heaven. Easy year-round access to these 35± acres brings you across a private bridge and up the driveway past 7 acres of irrigated, fenced hay meadow to the very nice three bedroom home, huge garage and apartment. The Colorado property has over 1/2 mile of river frontage and almost a mile of boundary with Billy Creek Wildlife Area. It also has access to thousands of acres of BLM ground to the east of the property. The Uncompahgre National Forest, with over a million acres of high alpine terrain, 14,000 ft. peaks, rivers, streams, lakes, and the best big game hunting in the country, is just a few miles away. Located between Montrose and Ridgway, Colorado, this small property packs a lot of punch. It is only 6 miles to Ridgway Reservoir, a 900 acre lake with marina, camping, and excellent fishing. Telluride is just over 40 miles to the southwest with some of the best skiing in the world along with music, film, and wine festivals all summer long. Montrose has a commercial jet port with daily flights to and from Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston, and all manner of shops, restaurants, the regional hospital, and Black Canyon National Park. This Colorado property offers privacy with its perch next to the river and no houses in view from the home or immediate grounds.
The Colorado ranch is perfectly located along the Uncompahgre River about 15 miles south of Montrose, 17 miles north of Ouray, 10 miles north of Ridgway, and 45 miles from Telluride. It is truly in the heart of some of the most beautiful terrain in North America. At 6400 feet above sea level, with 300 days of sunshine a year, it has mild winters and cool summers. The ranch is within an hour of a ski area (Telluride), half an hour of a commercial airport, hospital, shopping, restaurants and municipal services, and minutes to a spectacular lake (Ridgway Reservoir) and the scenic San Juan Mountains. It borders a state wildlife area and BLM property, providing access to thousands of acres for hiking and hunting. It is less than 2 hours to Grand Junction and the Colorado River.
Uncompahgre Overlook will delight you with its post-and-beam constructed three bedroom home boasting cherry cabinets, ample counter space, upscale appliances, hardwood doors, and finishes befitting a property of this quality. The main home has two floors with a master suite (with in-suite bath and dressing room), guest bedroom, and a huge open loft space upstairs that has room and rough plumbing for another bath. Views from every window capture the beauty of the canyon, the river, and surrounding grounds. There is a private, wind protected patio with a firepit for outside dining and entertaining. Attached via a mud room/ laundry area is a huge garage with room for three large vehicles and all of the requisite toys one needs to take advantage of the great outdoors. Upstairs over the garage (with its own entry) is a large 1000+ square foot open floor plan apartment. Total square feet of the home and apartment is 3710 and the garage is approximately 1216 square feet. The Colorado home is serviced by Tri County Water and a well, has electricity, a 500 gallon propane tank buried in the ground, telephone, and satellite TV and broadband service. There is a restored 80 year old bridge across the river providing private access to the Colorado property, and the irrigated meadows are fenced.
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