2.51 ACRES, WILD HORSE MESA SUBDIVISION, 10 MINUTES TO TOWN, PINE TREES
Peace and quiet and only 10 minutes from town. Here is a beautiful 2.51 acre property in the Wild Horse Mesa subdivision of Costilla County, Colorado with a few pinion pine trees on the property. The lot has approximately 190 feet of frontage on a county road called Cavalry Trail. The lot is fairly level by the road and then slopes up the Mesa as you move to the back of the property; pinion pine trees dot the land. The views from the land are amazing. We took the pictures of this lot in early June of this year. The Mesa where this lot is located consists of approximately 75 square miles. The Mesa area is home to about 150 wild horses roaming on private lands. These horses are the descendants of horses used by Spanish explorers (conquistadors), brought to America starting in the early 1500's. This great Wild Horse Mesa subdivision lot offers incredible views of mountains and the Mesa, exc...
Peace and quiet and only 10 minutes from town. Here is a beautiful 2.51 acre property in the Wild Horse Mesa subdivision of Costilla County, Colorado with a few pinion pine trees on the property. The lot has approximately 190 feet of frontage on a county road called Cavalry Trail. The lot is fairly level by the road and then slopes up the Mesa as you move to the back of the property; pinion pine trees dot the land. The views from the land are amazing. We took the pictures of this lot in early June of this year. The Mesa where this lot is located consists of approximately 75 square miles. The Mesa area is home to about 150 wild horses roaming on private lands. These horses are the descendants of horses used by Spanish explorers (conquistadors), brought to America starting in the early 1500's. This great Wild Horse Mesa subdivision lot offers incredible views of mountains and the Mesa, excellent county dirt road frontage, and plenty of wide-open spaces. The land rests in the beautiful San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and is a short drive from four amazing reservoirs for great canoeing, kayaking, fishing and boating. Sanchez Reservoir is less than 4 miles southeast of the property and Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoir is about 3 miles northwest on HWY 159. This property lies only about 1.5 miles east of HWY 159 on Cavalry Trail for incredible access. The majestic Rio Grande River, Smith Reservoir, and Mountain Home Reservoir are all a short drive from this property where you can enjoy more canoeing, kayaking, boating, and fishing. We visited Costilla County in early June 2021 and were stunned by the unique beauty of this area of Colorado. Only about 10 minutes south of the oldest town in Colorado, San Luis, this land is also close to the Southern Colorado towns of Alamosa, Blanca, and Fort Garland. San Luis has a couple of restaurants, a dollar store, a small grocery/supplies store, and a gas station. Alamosa is the largest town about 55 minutes away with a population of about 9,800 people. It has a Walmart Supercenter, an Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply Co., various other retail stores, restaurants, hotels, a regional airport, and even a small university. Taos, New Mexico, with a population of about 6,000 people, is less than 1 hour to the south of the property on HWY 159 and provides some great winter skiing, outdoor recreation opportunities, numerous businesses, and a thriving art culture. Colorado Springs and Denver are located only 2.5 and 3.5 hours to the north respectively.
The legal description of the property is WILD HORSE MESA SECTION C BLOCK 27 LOT 49. The APN is 71208240. Taxes on the property are only about $34 per year and paid current, not coming due again until early 2022. The GPS coordinates for the property are:
NW Corner: 37.1318, -105.4927
NE Corner: 37.1315, -105.4922
SW Corner: 37.1304, -105.4938 (on road)
SE Corner: 37.1301, -105.4933 (on road)
Snapshot of the property:
APN: 71208240
Legal Description: WILD HORSE MESA SECTION C BLOCK 27 LOT 49
Zoning: Estate Residential (short term camping allowed for 14 days every 3 months)
Lot Size: 2.51 acres
Special features: flat to sloping lot with a few pinion pine trees on the property
Access: County dirt roads only 1.5 miles east of Hwy 159; located on Cavalry Trail, a county dirt road
Power: Solar or generator (you install)
Heat: Propane or wood (you install)
Water: Well or cistern (you install)
Sewage: Septic system (you install)
HOA: NO HOA
Time limit to build: None
Deed Offered: Warranty Deed (highest form of deed conveyance)
Property price: $2,900
Processing fee: $399
Yearly Taxes: Approximately $34 per year and paid current; not coming due again until early 2022
State: Colorado
County: Costilla
City/Location: San Luis, CO 81152: 10 miles south of downtown San Luis; about a 10 minute drive down Hwy 159
This ranch land is nestled between the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range on the south and east sides, and the La Garita and Conejos-Brazos Mountain Range to the north and west. The San Luis Valley provides a myriad of outdoor recreation opportunities: hike majestic Mt. Blanca, the fourth highest peak in the Rocky Mountains (14,345 ft) and dozens of other trails up other nearby mountain ranges and throughout the Valley; traverse the dunes and recreate in the river at Great Sand Dunes National Park; boat and fish in San Luis Lake and explore the surrounding San Luis Reservoir State Recreation area; explore thousands of acres of wildlife refuges; hunt on BLM land and experience some of the best big game hunting in all of Colorado; visit Zapata Falls; short-term camp on your property; tube, canoe, or kayak the Rio Grande River and try your hand at some championship trout fishing; boat and fish in the Countys four reservoirs: Smith, Mountain Home, Sanchez, and Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoir; visit the many historical sites dating back to the mid 1850s; visit the Stations of the Cross in San Luis and a civil war era military fort in Fort Garland; mountain bike; bring your ATVs. If you are looking for an incredible photography venue, you will love this place.
This property is zoned Estate Residential, but you are permitted to camp on your property for up to 14 days every 3 months without a permit. There is no time limit to build. If you want to build a home on this land, you will need to have a septic system installed, and you will also need a permanent water source: either a household well, or an underground cistern where you would haul water in and/or build a water catchment system; water can be hauled in from San Luis. Homes need be a minimum of 600 square feet, with a wide variety of home types allowed. You may also have up to 2 horses, and chickens in a coop on this lot. Solar is the option of choice for power on this property as there are almost 300 days of sunshine per year. Heating a home in the winter would be by propane or a wood-burning furnace. This land sits at an elevation of about 7900 feet above sea level and experiences moderate temperatures in the summer and cold winters, with not as much snow as up in the nearby mountains.
A title search was performed on this property before we purchased it. There are no liens and no back taxes on the land. There are no HOA fees. We will convey this ranch land to the new owner through a Warranty Deed, the highest form of Deed conveyance, guaranteeing no liens and no back taxes on the property. Please contact us to receive a link to our website that has much more information about this land. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu- Westward Ho! Land Investments
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Take Hwy 159 south out of San Luis for 9 miles. Turn left on Tierra Blanca Lane and go 1.5 miles. Turn right on Cavalry Trail and travel 400 feet. The lot will be on your right hand side.