846 Harrison Lane , Hesperus, CO 81326(La Plata County)

This 140 acre property features a beautiful, well appointed home with amazing views of the La Platas to the north and very long panoramic southern views. Looking west from the property you have a nice view of Sleeping Ute. The home has 4BR, 5BA, 2 offices and a very nice wine cellar.The Master bedroom is huge with 2 patios and a gas fireplace. There is a 5 piece master bath with a soaking tub an custom tile shower complete with a steam unit.

Each bedroom has a private bathroom attached. There is an exceptionally nice guest suite on the mail level with its own door to the patio. There is also a 5 car garage that is attached to the home with a covered breezeway. There are 4 covered patios to enjoy time with family and friends or just enjoy the views and  peace & quiet while sipping your favorite beverage.

The home has gorgeous landscaping, large flagstone walkways & patios, 2 gazebo’s, a fountain and an incredible amount of flowers, trees and shrubbery. The grass and the landscaping are all conveniently watered with an automatic sprinkler and drip system.

There is a very nice horse facility with 4 large stalls equipped with automatic waterer’s, plenty of hay storage, tack room, composting toilet, pipe corrals, paddocks and an outdoor riding arena. There is a 7,200 SQ FT barn for hay storage and for all of your ranch equipment. There are two nice work shops that have historically been used to restore cars and one even has a car lift. The property has some of the best irrigation rights in the area that supply a side-roll sprinkler system for approximately 40 acres of the property. The remaining 100 acres are very usable pasture land, has 3 ponds and consists of a nice mix of meadows and wooded areas. There is an older orchard with several types of fruit trees that hasn’t been cared for over the years but it appears as though it could brought back with a little TLC. The property is fully fenced and cross fenced to create 5 different fields, pastures and paddocks. There is a propane fueled electric generator that automatically starts up in the event of a power outage and provides power to select circuits in the home.  Two 1,000 gallon buried propane tanks included.  There are no conservation easements.

Region & Climate

Durango is located at the base of the San Juan Mountains and has moderate weather conditions. In the middle of winter, you can drive 1 hour north and ski at Purgatory Ski Resort, snowshoe or snowmobile. Or if you prefer, you can drive 30 minutes south and enjoy hiking, biking, ATVs or dirt biking in northern New Mexico.

Location

This property is located about 20 minutes southwest of Durango, Colorado and about 40 minutes from the La Plata County Regional Airport, offering direct flights to many hubs in the Southwest. Durango is well known for its vast amount of outdoor activities, wide variety of excellent dining choices and its quaint historic downtown. Other nearby attractions are the Durango Hot Springs Resort & Spa, 3 ski resorts, 5 quality golf courses, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Mesa Verde National Park cliff dwellings, hunting, fishing , hiking, biking and seemingly unlimited ATV mountain trails.