Toponas, CO 80479 - Routt County

Located Toponas, Colorado,

Quarter Circle 4 Ranch includes 1,520 +/- deeded acres

with 4,109 acres in a BLM lease permitting for 575

Animal Units. Modest improvements are located on

the ranch including barns, metal workshop and a three bedroom,

one-bath modular home with basement. This

ranch setting allows for a true agricultural operation,

picturesque scenery, solitude and a variety of wildlife,

hunting and recreational experiences. The deeded portion consists of approximately 400 acres of irrigated pasture,

1,000 acres of grass and sage, 100+/-acres of aspen and pine forest. The BLM

comprises primarily aspen and pine forest with numerous ponds. There are great

locations for a new headquarters on the aspen and pine hillside with views of the

Flat Tops Wilderness Area.Quarter Circle 4 Ranch is nine miles south of Yampa, Colorado and just three

miles away from paved roads, near the intersection of Highways 134 and 131

in Routt County. Surrounding properties consist of larger ranches used for

agriculture and recreation. The ranch is approximately 50 miles from either

Steamboat Springs or Vail, with both towns having commercial airports close by

with scheduled flights.Wildlife on the ranch includes elk, deer, antelope, grouse, the occasional black bear

and mountain lion as well as many non-hunting species indigenous to the area.

The ranch and BLM offer many opportunities for beautiful horseback or pack

trips, cattle round-ups, fishing, or just enjoying the views of the surrounding area.

Hunting large game is very accessible to the landowner, and is located in big game

management unit 26. Bull and cow elk rifle tags are over the counter licenses for

much of the seasons and over the counter for archery. Landowners are also given

an advantage on rifle deer season licenses. Herds of elk are known to frequent the

ranch and adjacent BLM land.Along with the domestic well serving the improved area, there are a number of

artesian type stock tanks, a half acre pond, and numerous small ponds on the

BLM portion of the ranch. Additionally, ditch rights on the property include

water rights on five ditches that provide early water for the pastures and water

storage rights on Nobel Reservoir located on the BLM property.This is the perfect property for the buyer interested in conservation

easements with associated federal tax deductions and Colorado tax

credits.