Property Description

Sunset Ridge Ranch - Elbert, Colorado<br/>offers a tree-covered private property with spectacular mountain views (and sunsets) and an ecologically diverse environment. The ranch consists of 220 acres of robust, healthy pine trees, rock outcroppings, and lush meadows, a paradise with a spectacular 4,900 square foot custom, stone-sided, frame home plus a full complement of outbuildings. Located in one of the more desirable areas on the Front Range of Colorado, Sunset Ridge Ranch lies between Falcon and Elizabeth, with easy access to Colorado Springs or Denver. The property would make an exceptional equestrian facility or simply a private retreat.<br/><br/>The property consists of 220 acres with pine trees intermixed with open grassy meadows. The land has a variety of topography including gently rolling meadows and hills and canyons covered with pine trees that make excellent habitat for native wildlife including deer, elk, coyote, and fox. Because it is located in a transition zone between plains and forest, a variety of birds make their home at Sunset Ridge. The eastern portion of the property contains a 40 acre +/- hay field used to produce top quality grass hay. The property is boundary fenced and cross-fenced, creating six pastures for rotational grazing, developed and approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. .<br/><br/>Sunset Ridge Ranch is served by a private gravel road and the house is less than a mile from the county road. The property is very unique because of the privacy it offers. The closest neighbor can not be viewed from the home, yet there is easy access to the paved highway<br/><br/>Sunset Ridge Ranch features a custom-built home designed by Virgil Hedlund, a known local home designer and builder. Other improvements consist of a traditional Dutch two story barn, open-faced livestock loafing shed, chicken house and green house.<br/><br/>The focal point of the home is a sunken great room with a cathedral ceiling and large pane windows that frame Pikes Peak in the distance. The southern wall features a rock fireplace with raised hearth. An open floor plan with wide plank red oak flooring continues to the dining area and kitchen. The floor plan makes the home great for entertaining. The master bedroom suite features a stylish bathroom, including steam room, whirlpool tub as well as large walk-in closet. The home consists of three bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms with 3,522 square feet of living space above ground. An additional 1,397 square feet is located in the basement, which has eight foot walls, a half-bath and is otherwise unfinished. The oversized three-car garage, which measures 30'x34', allows plenty of room for closeted tools, trucks, or large SUV's<br/><br/>A circle drive allows access to the complementary barn and outbuilding area. The large two-story Dutch-style barn (62' x 50') is accessed through large, drive-through sliding doors on each end. The barn has covered loafing overhangs on each side for equipment storage and/or livestock shelter. A corral area provides access to a separate loafing shed. The ranch's sustainable capability is complemented by a chicken house, green house and garden. Historical artifacts upon the property give evidence of a Native American and early settler presence. <br/><br/>In keeping with its sustainable quality, no herbicides or chemicals have been used on the crops on the property, so the land could be worked into an organic designation. The hay is harvested into small bales for horses. The pastures are grazed during the growing season by cattle to keep the grasses growing and healthy. Nature is given priority and wildlife is given a wide berth in their natural surroundings. <br/><br/>Contact John Stratman, john@ranchland.com (303) 912-8807 or Linda Niebur, linda@ranchland.com (719) 342-1233.