ROAN CREEK RANCH De Beque, Colorado - Garfield County This 120-acre ranch located in a private valley northeast of Grand Junction, Colorado, features gorgeous views, lush irrigated meadows, good water rights, excellent hunting for elk and deer, and trout fishing along 1/4 mile of Roan Creek. Irrigated acreage provides excellent hay production for a gentleman s ranch or a small cattle/horse operation. Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com 1
LOCATION Roan Creek Ranch is located 18 miles north of De Beque and I- 70 on County Road 204. The last 9 miles is on a well-tended gravel road. Great family skiing is just one hour away at Powderhorn and the towns of Vail, Aspen and Moab are approximately two hours away. The ranch is 50 minutes from the Grand Junction Airport with service to Denver, Salt Lake and Phoenix. There is a K-12 school in De Beque with bus service. The ranch is nestled in the Roan Creek Valley surrounded by the Roan Plateau with a 1/4 mile stretch of Roan Creek running through the ranch. 2 Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com
AREA AND CLIMATE The area surrounding the ranch is comprised of large acreages, ranches and BLM on two sides. Two large ranching for wildlife hunting resorts (one Orvis and Cabella endorsed) are nearby. There are vacation and weekend homes in the area and hospitals, grocery and other services are located one hour away in Grand Junction. Sitting at 5850 elevation, the ranch enjoys a mild winter and warm summer. Snow is on the ground between Thanksgiving and Christmas to the middle or end of February. Average on the ground through this period is twelve inches. Mountains surrounding the ranch tower to 8500-9000 elevation with an average snow pack of five to six inches. Annual precipitation: 13 Annual snowfall: 30 Average high summer temperature: 85 Average high winter temperature (Dec-Feb): 38 Last freeze: first week of May First freeze: third week of September Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com 3
ACREAGE Roan Creek Ranch lies to the west of County Road 204 and is split by Roan Creek into lush irrigated pastures on the east and tree covered slopes of juniper, pinion, Douglas fir and oak brush to the west. Roan Creek flows through 1/4 mile of the property and is surrounded by box elder and cottonwood trees. 4 Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com
WILDLIFE AND FISHERY RESOURCES Elk winter on the ranch from late fall to late spring and deer are numerous year-round. Throughout the year, there are turkeys on the ranch and numerous ducks on the creek. There are some geese during migrations. Grouse nest on the ranch and hens and chicks are often found in the yard in late spring. Bald and golden eagles winter in the area. Roan Creek is an excellent fishing creek with thriving populations of brook trout and some native cutthroat. The one-quarter mile of Roan Creek running through the property could easily be improved for even better fish habitat. Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com 5
BROKER S COMMENT Roan Creek Ranch is a great opportunity to create a very special small ranch or recreation property in a mild year-round climate. Roan Creek Ranch could be further developed into an excellent small fishery and nearby Flattops Wilderness offers great hunting and recreation. PRICE: $780,000 WILDLIFE AND FISHERY RESOURCES Offering subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice. All information provided by Ranch Marketing Associates or its representatives is deemed reliable however we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers should independently verify all items of interest with their own source. 6 Aspen - Beverly Hills - Denver rmabrokers.com
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