Puerto Creek Ranch , Puerto De Luna, NM 88435(Guadalupe County)

This 8,247.69 Acre Historical Gem of the American Southwest is a unique and diverse ranch that offers scenic views and numerous improvements. It has exceptional recreational and retreat opportunities with multiple large hacienda style adobe facilities to entertain a substantial number of guests. It has abundant water which is unique for the state of New Mexico. This versatile, multiple use property is set up as a guest ranch, horse facility, recreational retreat, bed and breakfast, movie site and hunting location. With 4 miles of the Pecos River running through the property, fishing is yet another highlight of this property. There is a year-round natural spring on the ranch that runs 3 miles down Puerto Creek, offering unlimited water and grazing abilities. The close proximity to Interstate I-40 and the local Santa Rosa Route 66 airport provides ease of access to the location.

The 1,920 acres of Pecos River frontage, along with its grassy meadows and beautiful rugged mesas could serve as a filming location for cinema films. The state of New Mexico is known for movie productions, specifically westerns. With 10 separate fenced pastures, this ranch can also support over 200 head of cattle. It manages a rotational livestock grazing operation and has completed many extensive conservation projects. The owners were recognized with Guadalupe County’s “Conservationist of the Year” award in 2015.

ACREAGE:

8,247.69 Total Acres

6,749.69 acres of Deeded Land

320 acres of NM State Agriculture Lease Land

1,178 acres of Federal BLM Lease Land

WILDLIFE/HUNTING:

Some of the many different wildlife that reside on this ranch are mule deer, white tail deer, elk, mountain lion, wild turkey, jack rabbit, fox, badger, coyote, bobcat, puma, golden eagle, hawk, crane, trout, and catfish.

IMPROVEMENTS:

There are two separate residential sites on the ranch.

1. Headquarters Location:

• 2014 Adobe Duplex:

A large 5,660-square feet home. Each side contains four bedrooms and two bathrooms in an architect-designed high-ceiling duplex. It has 2,500+ square feet of living space on either side and is constructed of solid double-thick adobe walls and massive beamed ceilings.

• 2013 Adobe Guest House, Hacienda Style:

An impressive double-thick adobe-walled 5,399 SF guest hacienda with a soaring beamed ceiling and 16 beds across six bedrooms, with a full bathroom attached to each bedroom. The hacienda also has a large common space with a kitchen, dining room, half bathroom, storage space, enormous living room and outdoor dining table. Altogether, this building sleeps up to 20 people in its current bedroom configuration.

• Tack Barn is 450 SF

• Shop/Apartment is 3,000 SF

• Barn is 1,566 SF

• Hay Barn is 3,100 SF

• Pens

• Roping Arena

2. Foreman’s Location:

• Adobe House is a 3,000 SF home built in 2014 with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms

• Shop is 1,728 SF

WATER:

• The natural spring runs year-round down Puerto Creek for 3 miles.

• There are 6 wells recorded with the NM State Engineers. In addition, there are numerous dirt tanks and storage tanks with 14 miles of new 200 PSI poly pipe pipelines in use for improved water distribution.

• Registered Well # FS 0853 is 120 ft deep with the static water level at 60 feet and is estimated at 5 gallons per minute.

• Registered Well # FS 205 is 40 ft deep with the static water level at 16 feet and is estimated at 10 gallons per minute.

• Registered Well # FS 1558 is 700 ft deep with the static water level at 20 feet and is estimated at 50 gallons per minute.

• Registered Well # FS 1703 is 600 ft deep with the static water level at 368 feet and is estimated at 3 gallons per minute.

• Registered Well # FS 0848 is 120 ft deep with the static water level at 60 feet and is estimated at 5 gallons per minute.

• Registered Well # FS 1556 is 960 ft deep with the static water level at 368 feet and is estimated at 3 gallons per minute.

FENCES:

All the interior fences on the ranch are new 5 strand barbed wire, with 6 miles of the exterior fence also being new.

TAXES:

Approximately $14,204.57 a year.

STATE LAND LEASE:

Annual state land grazing fee is approximately $466.

VEGETATION:

Many browses including grama, sacaton, tobosa and bermuda grass that grow along the river. The ranch has beautiful large cottonwoods, pinon, juniper, and cedar trees.

TERRAIN:

The terrain is lower river land, grassy meadows, hills that lead up to rugged mesas sides that level out on top.

ELEVATION:

The ranch ranges from 4,460 to 4,955 feet.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS:

The annual Best Places Comfort Index for Santa Rosa is 7.9 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in New Mexico.

Santa Rosa experiences low humidity levels making it an ideal place for outdoor activities such as camping and fishing. The area also enjoys sunny days for most of the year, making it a great location for soaking up some sun and enjoying outdoor recreation.

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees.

Winter Low: the January low is 23 degrees

Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year

Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

ARTIFACTS:

There are many centuries old rock settlement sites and native American ruins that you can explore on the ranch. The pottery shards and arrowheads are evidence of those who inhabited these lands so many years ago. There is ancient, petrified wood, many impressive rocks, and unique formations.

SCHOOLS:

Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools has 608 students in grades Pre K, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. It is located 14 miles from the HQ.

AREA FACTS:

The first Euro-American settlement in the area was Agua Negra Chiquita, 'Little Black Water' in Spanish, in 1865. The name was changed in 1890 to Santa Rosa (Spanish for 'Saint Rose'), referring to a chapel that Don Celso Baca (the founder of the city) built and named after both his mother Rosa and Saint Rose of Lima.

Just outside the Pecos Valley Ranch is one of New Mexico’s oldest permanent settlements “Puerto De Luna” which was established by the early 1860’s. An important farming and ranching center, the town was the Guadalupe County seat from 1891 until 1903. A strong oral tradition maintains that William “Billy the Kid” Bonney had many friends here and frequently visited the village and patronized Alexander Grzelochowski’s general store. On July 14th, 1881, Billy the kid, age 21, ate his last meal in Puerto De Luna and then rode down the famous Billy the Kid Trail which runs through the ranch to Fort Sumner where he was killed later that evening by Sheriff Pat Garret.

DISTANCE FROM RANCH:

14 miles to Santa Rosa.

123 miles to Santa Fe.

131 miles to Albuquerque.

164 miles to Ruidoso.

185 miles to Amarillo, TX