35.10 Acres on Wild Horse Mesa with Dedicated Airstrip Access, Giant Cedars, Thick Forest, Mountain Views, Rare Wildlife

Here is a rare opportunity to own a very unique property in the mountains of southern Colorado.

The property is connected to the active Melby Ranch Airstrip via a dedicated taxiway. There is a nice, flat area of 5-7 acres adjacent to the taxiway which would be the perfect location to place a hangar for your aircraft.

Further east and south, the property becomes heavily forested with giant cedars and juniper/pine trees.

Further east and south of that, the terrain gradually drops in elevation about 50-60 feet to a seasonal creek that runs diagonally through the property.

To the south of the creek, the terrain gradually slopes upwards about 100 feet to the southeast corner, which is also heavily forested.

The views from the property to the east and the north are a panorama of 14,000′ peaks in the Sangre de Cristo range, and Mount Blanca.

The range of wildlife that inhabits the area is truly astonishing. Bands of wild horses roam freely and one of their favorite routes to walk and forage every day is eastwards along the taxiway, into the property and then south to the creek and then east to their seasonal watering hole, which is on the adjacent parcel. I often see deer, elk, bobcats, rabbits, hummingbirds and many other types of animals.

There is about an acre, at the top of the seasonal creek, that is a grove of seven foot tall sage – a very rare type of environmental niche in the southwest. It creates a maze of passageways that animals, elk, horses, bobcats, like to explore and take shelter.

Guaranteed well permit as the parcel is over 35 acres.

Wild Horse Mesa has a thriving and quickly growing community of kind people. The community center is located only about two miles north of the property. There you can buy water, supplies, and get local information.

Access by road (Shed Horn Dr.) which runs along the eastern property line, or by road and taxiway (at the northwest property corner).
35.10 acres, 142000 square meters, 1528956 square feet
Elevation approx 8800′

Visitation by appointment only.