56106 ME Road , Collbran, CO 81624(Mesa County)

Colorado luxury log home and mountain ranch for sale near Grand Junction hunting property for sale Deacon Gulch Ranch recreational mountain ranch for sale near Grand Junction Colorado The Deacon Gulch Ranch is a recreation retreat and luxury Colorado ranch property for sale south of Molina and Collbran in west-central Colorado, just 38 miles east of Grand Junction. At 418 total acres, the property is a large recreational ranch that offers good horse pasture, cattle grazing, and excellent mule deer as well as elk hunting. The improvements on the Deacon Gulch Ranch are absolutely first-rate, with a beautiful 6-bedroom, 5-bath hand-crafted luxury log home, and a 5-stall horse barn with a 3-bedroom, 1-bath manager's apartment above. Other improvements include a large newly constructed 60x70 shop building, thermal-controlled greenhouse, garden with raised planting beds, and expansive decks and entertaining areas. Colorado log home for sale, luxury ranch and horse property for sale The Deacon Gulch Ranch has a stunning set of improvements. The luxury log home is 8,800 square feet, with 6 bedrooms and 5 baths. The home is built of milled spruce logs for a clean, beautiful look. The features in this property are almost too many to list. The kitchen is a chef's delight, with double Gaggenau electric ovens; Gaggenau countertop range, grill, and deep fryer; dual Bosch dishwashers; dual stainless Subzero refrigerators, freezer, and wine storage; rose granite countertops; large pantry; a small warming woodstove in the dining room; and a custom-made massive juniper dining table that seats 14. In fact, this luxury Colorado mountain log home is offered with the same custom juniper furniture throughout. The living room features a massive fieldstone granite fireplace with custom-made metal doors, open-beam ceilings, and big views of the Grand Mesa National Forest and Battlement Mesa mountain range. This luxury log home is surrounded on 3 sides by expansive decks, with hot tub and a stunning fieldstone fireplace complete with grills and smoker. Other features include a game room and entertainment center with a wet bar and billiards table; kid's suite; 2 spacious guest suites with walk-in closets and their own private baths; 5-piece master bath with soaker Jacuzzi tub and dual-head shower in the large master suite; theater room and library; game room with dance floor; in-floor radiant heat; central vacuum; and even a tanning room, sophisticated alarm, and extensive video security system. Western Colorado luxury retreat and horse property for sale near Grand Junction is in a mild climate zone Many luxury properties in Colorado are situated at higher elevations with often forbidding weather conditions. Snow piles up deep and winter last well into May on some higher-elevation properties. The Deacon Gulch Ranch sits at 6,400 feet, which is a climate zone that many people consider to be ideal for Western Colorado. The Collbran area sits under the north edge of the Grand Mesa, allowing cool thermals to flow over the mesas below. However, the climate is excellent for gardening, growing hay, and even fruit trees. Winters are generally mild. Autumn lasts longer and spring comes sooner than at higher-elevation properties. 5-stall horse barn, manager's apartment, huge shop building, and greenhouse on Colorado ranch retreat for sale The Deacon Gulch Ranch has a great horse set-up, with a 5-stall horse barn with workshop area and a very functional 3-bedroom, 1-bath managers apartment upstairs. The barn is beautifully built from the same logs as the main house. Adjacent to the barn is a climate-controlled greenhouse and a garden setup with raised planting beds to grow vegetables for the home kitchen. Both the barn and the shop building have tall 14-foot doors on each end of the structure so that large vehicles can drive through. The shop building is served by water and electricity as well as a smooth epoxy concrete floor for easy maintenance. sustainable Colorado property with solar panels for sale, greenhouse, garden, fruit trees The Deacon Gulch Ranch is set up with sustainability in mind. The horse barn has grid-tied solar panels that provide solar electricity but also reduce the electrical bill for the property. The greenhouse is set up to grow produce year-round. The trout ponds are stocked with fish, the raised bed gardens provide produce, and the owners have planted a variety of fruit trees, including peaches, pears and apples. Colorado GMU 421 hunting property with mule deer, wild turkey, Elk, National Forest nearby The Deacon Gulch Ranch is an excellent Colorado hunting property for mule deer, Elk and wild turkey. The pinyon-juniper forests on the ranch make for excellent bedding habitat, for the herds of elk that winter on and through the property, while the open meadows beckon for grazing. Approximately 100 acres of the ranch are irrigated horse pasture and cattle pasture. Hunting in the area is excellent. Wild turkeys also inhabit the ranch. For those wishing to hunt or venture into the wilderness, access to the Grand Mesa National Forest is only a few miles away, while the Battlement Mesa Mountain range comprises the views just across the valley. Both areas offer outstanding hunting for elk and mule deer, as well as dozens of creeks and hundreds of lakes for high-country fishing trips. The ranch is in Colorado GMU 421, and is large enough to apply for exclusive landowner deer tags, with elk tags sold over the counter. Listing Courtesy of Real Quest Realty, Llc.

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