Meadow Mountain Farm is a spectacular 110 acre old timey-high mountain West Virginia farm. The unspoiled hardwood forest offers a timberland investment opportunity with a ready-to-harvest timber resource. Situate near the heart of the New River Gorge recreation mecca, the property offers rural estate qualities with the upside potential for future cabin site development.
Meadow Mountain Farm offers rolling hay fields and meadows with ridges and high knobs that tower above the Williamsburg Valley floor with elevations approaching 2700. Spectacular 30 mile long distant views from the upper reaches are reminiscent of the vistas in West Virginias northeastern highest mountains. There is little light pollution and the night sky is filled with millions stars for hours of serenity in your personal mountain retreat.
The well managed timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the...
The well managed timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and can be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation. Capital value of the timber is estimated at $42,000.
Not surprisingly, the forest, shrubs, hay and pasture grasses are highly productive in producing tons and tons of oxygen while at the same time eliminating huge amounts of Carbon Dioxide; Natures way of reducing our Carbon Footprint.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Large 110 acre parcel situate in a most desirable corner of southeastern West Virginia.
* 5 minutes to I-64 and convenience store/fuel.
* Estimated $42,000 in ready-to-harvest Appalachian hardwood timber on just 74 +/- acres.
* 35+/- acres of rich hay land, pastures and meadows.
* 3 nice East facing hollows compliment the 4 flat ridges.
* 6 ephemeral streams create an interesting terrain.
* Excellent wildlife habitat with plenty of cover, water and food sources.
* Land legacy of careful wildlife management coupled with outstanding long-term forest stewardship.
* Nearby is the Greenbrier River, New River, 2000 acre Bluestone Lake the gateway to water recreation and family fun;
* Perfect for anglers and water recreation enthusiasts.
* Spectacular long range views approaching 30 miles with a 300 degree viewing shed.
* High percentage of commercially operable ground supporting farming, forestry, recreation.
* Potential for residential/recreational development.
* Elevations range from 2273 to nearly 2700
* Year round state maintained hard top access.
* Forest trails for ATVing, horseback riding and hiking.
* Electric and phone available on site.
* Potential conservation value with its close proximity to New River Gorge National River Park lands.
* 20 minutes to Lewisburg and large airport
* Low taxes, low population density.
* Little or no light pollution reveals a canopy of starts overhead.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Greenbrier County was a vast and largely unsettled wilderness until the early 1800s but was quickly settled as the wide valleys offered rich limestone soils, abundant water and valuable hardwood timber. The east-west buffalo and Indian trail, known as the Great Midland Trail was the I-81 of its day and today passes just 1 mile to the west of Meadow Mountain Farm. Early mountaineers settled the area and soon were carving out mountain farms and raising families.
A visit to Meadow Mountain, with its high meadows, is stepping back in time some 120 years. This early farmstead is an excellent example of the how the early settlers lived and is a testament to hard work, perseverance and ingenuity. Manpower and horsepower were the tools of the trade in the 1800s. The 35 acres +/- acres of fields, is the results of countless hours of backbreaking work. The work is preserved in several stone piles found around the property.
Several tons of hay and corn are harvested each year from the near perfect laying fields. These fields are noted for conspicuous lack of field stone, which is highly unusual in this area of WV. Those areas that are not mown for hay are planted in corn are in permanent pasture and routinely brushhogged. One 5 acre area has been left to grow up into a rabbit warren, to the delight of the beagles who love to give chase.
There is no fencing in place at this time.
FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES
The distinguishing features of Meadow Mountains timber resource include its unusually high hardwood sawtimber and pole stocking with a basal area/ acre of 120. This stocking is well above average for the region. This well managed timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and can be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation.
2014 Timber Inventory:
Timber data in this report are based upon a 2014 timber inventory that was conducted for the ownership by an outside consultant. Points were sampled on a grid system using a 10 factor prism resulting in a total sawlog volume property-wide of on 74 acres of 197,247+/- BF Doyle scale with 3000+/- pulpwood tons. Details of the timber inventory report, maps and are available in the Meadow Mountain Timber Report under Maps and Documents section.
Capital Timber Value of the timber and pulpwood is approximately $42,504 as of September 2014.
WILDLIFE
Meadow Mountain is renowned for its wildlife diversity. The mixture of hayfields/pasture, mature forest and abandoned farm fields, coupled with the abundant water supply from nearby ponds, creeks and springs, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between field and forest is the perfect habitat for all the resident wildlife. White tail deer, wild turkey, squirrel, raccoon, fox, coyote and many species of songbirds and raptors make up the resident wildlife population.
The hardwood forest provides the essential nutrient source and produces tons of hard mast including acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts and black walnuts. Soft mast includes stag horn sumac, black cherry, tulip poplar/maple seeds, autumn olive berries and blackberries.
A number of Bald Eagles have been spotted up and down the Greenbrier and New Rivers and are a thrill to see with wingspans of 6-7 feet.
WATER
Meadow Mountain is blessed with several ephemeral streams draining from the side hollows off the property to Williamsburg valley floor below. These streams that flow during rain events and snow melt.
MINERAL RESOURCES
The owner has chosen not to lease out any mineral-oil and gas rights and all rights the owner has will convey with the property.
BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY
The 110 acre property was surveyed by Civil Engineer, D.H. McGuire, in November 1972 and is recorded in DB 276, page 170 in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Greenbrier County, WV.
Google Coordinates at the property center: 37.9080180N -080.5813342W
TAXES AND ZONING
Property taxes for the 2014 tax year were $173.49. The parcel is listed in Williamsburg District, Greenbrier County on Tax Map 54, parcel 23. The deed for the property is found in Deed Book 544, page 79.
As of March 2015, Greenbrier County has a Subdivision Ordinance and all prospective buyers contemplating division of property into lots should consult the Greenbrier County Planning Commission. All prospective buyers should contact the Greenbrier County Commission and Health Department when considering purchasing or developing any property in the county to determine if the property is subject to any additional zoning ordinances.
UTILITIES
Electric Mon Power
Propane R.T. Rogers
Landline Phone Frontier
Internet May be available through Frontier
Cable TV DirectTV or Dish Network
Developed Water source None at this time. There are naturally occurring springs that may be developed or a water well may be drilled for a water source.
Sewer None at this time. Septic systems are the norm in this area of the county.
Trash Pickup Curbside
Cell phone coverage is excellent in this area.
USPS and Overnight Couriers deliver to the area
Search for detailed parcel information including; Elevation & Vegetation Maps, Ownership Information, Detailed Parcel Information, Crop History Map, Soil Survey Productivity Data, and more.
Research Parcel InformationFrom Sam Black Church Interchange on I64 (#156) travel US Route 60 East for 2.5 miles. At the top of the mountain take a left on the Loudermilk Road (60/7) and go 1.2 miles, and the property will be on the right.
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