12300 County Road 20, Manassa, CO 81141 - Conejos County

Welcome to the "Diamond Quarter Circle Ranch" located in the beautifulSan Luis Valley in Manassa CO. This well cared for 433 +/- acre 3rd generation ranch is now for sale for the first time. Every so oftenan opportunity comes your wayand this ranch is one of those rare opportunities.

Land

The ranch is a working ranchrunning around50 pairs of cattle plus your horses with plenty of food and +/- 1 mile of the San Antonio river flowing right through the ranch. The river has allowed huge groves of big tall cottonwood trees with all their spectacular colors in the fall and fantasticshade for your livestock. The San Antonio is a tributary of the ConejosRiver offering spectacular fishing for rainbow and brown trout right on the ranch.

Improvements

The large ranch style house boasts 4668 sq. ft. under the roof with 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, updated kitchen, a formal dining room for the whole family to enjoy, plus 2 living rooms. There is a large 3 car garage all with their own doors for all your toys and vehiclesAmple room to park literallywhateveryou want.

Recreation

The ranch is a recreational paradise offering both mule deer and elk hunting. Also the river provideswaterfowl hunting. The ranch does qualify for landowner tags (always check regs). The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife has historically issued the San Luis Valley landowners big game (deer & elk) tags on a very liberal, almost unlimited basis.

Agriculture

Along with income from cattle, the ranchwill produce1200 +/- tons of some ofthe most beautifulhay in the state (an alfalfa grass mix).

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

There are incredible water rights for the entire ranch. The water rights are being conveyed with the sale.

General Operations

Lastly the ranch has a conservation easement created by Colorado Open Lands that was placed on the ranch for primarily protectingall the incredible water rights while secondarily protecting this historic legacy and tremendous riverfront wildlife habitat for generations to come and for extremelylow taxes for a ranch as big as Diamond Quarter Circle. The easementwas carefullythoughtthrough, leaving the irrigationwell not part of the easementso there is no setting limits on the water and irrigating375+/ acres.

Location

So if you’re looking for that generationalranch that has horseback riding, mule deer, elk, and waterfowl hunting, with fantasticfishing, and income producing right out your front door this is that opportunity to do so.