Details
Address:S. McPhauls RanchType:Farm / AcreageStyle:Lot / LandLot Type:RectangularLot Size:6,400 acresMLS:666907
Description
A rare opportunity to purchase a large block of 6,400 acres of contiguous deeded land located in the beautiful high country of West Central New Mexico.
The ranch is bordered to the southeast by the spectacular Sawtooth Mountains, to the south it shares a two-mile border with the Cibola National Forest & it's 9,500 foot peaks.
Located North of Pietown, New Mexico at the base of jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Mtns. Access to the ranch is through Forest Road 6A.
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| ▪Opportunity to hunt trophy elk & mule deer, w/350 to 400 class bulls & 170 to 200 class bucks taken on the Ranch & in the area. Catron County is the last of the NM counties w/more elk than people. | ▪Last year the ranchreceived approx. 8 muzzle-loader, either sex bow & antlerless elk permits. Mountain lion, black bear, coyotes, bobcats and a variety of small game can be seen/hunted on the ranch. |
| ▪Excellent four-season climate allow you to indulge in hunting, birdwatching, horseback riding, ATV's,hiking, camping, searching for arrowheads or simply relaxing under the star filled sky. | ▪The ranch is currenly leased for cattle grazing. Carrying capability is approx. 9 -10 head per section. There are several excellent sites on ranch for food plots. |
| ▪Approx. 5 dirt tanks, metal drinker supplied by an adjacent well and pipeline. These multiple water sources help attract a variety of elk, deer and other wildlife year round. | ▪Within a 20 miniute drive you will find the Plains of San Augustine, site of the VLA, one of the worlds premier astronomical radio observatories, and a "Lightning Field. |
| ▪Also a short distance of lava beds, prehistoric ruins and rock structures of El Malpais National Monument, the famous Hole in the Wall and the Ice Caves. | ▪The ranch sits on the Continental Divide, the "backbone" of North America, and is approx. 7,500 to 8,000 feet elevation. Temperatures are mild summer average 70's to 80's. Winters are short lived. |
| ▪The ranch is home to hundreds of ancient Indian sites. many never before expolred.
| ▪Come and experience this fasinating property in the beautiful high country yourself! |