Marfa, TX 79843(Presidio County)

The ranch is a combination of 100% ownership in a checkerboard and majority undivided interest in the remainder covering a total of 49,723 acres. San Jacinto Mountain is the centerpiece of this ranch which towers up to 5082 feet with Casa Piedra County Road crossing the southern end of the ranch. San Jacinto Creek and Little San Jacinto Creek create a maize of canyons and outcrops across the northern and southern part of the ranch. The Green Valley to the east is below an amazing rim found on the ranch where you can look into the Chisos Mountains to the south and the areas mountains below Alpine like Cathedral, Goat, Elephant and more. Big Bend Ranch State Park is just 30 minutes away to the south creating additional outdoor adventure. Other mountains located on the ranch are the Horseshoes, Cerro Boludo, and the south rim of Tascotal Mesa.

The ranch has a variety of roads that get you surprisingly around the rugged landscape. There is an historic Adobe Headquarters waiting to be restored and there are a number of water wells all with new Solar pumps and storage with a variety of water troughs.

Habitat

The landscape is rolling hills, mesas, canyons, grasslands, and scrublands surrounded by rugged mountain ranges which can be seen from most places on the property. Classic Cattle County of the Old West, San Jacinto Ranch has maintained much of the environment and appearance of times past. This vast area lies in an elevation range between 3,500 feet to 5,082 feet up on San Jacinto, allowing for a mix of vegetation from the mid- to upper-Chihuahuan Desert such as Spanish dagger, yucca, mesquite, ocotillo, creosote, catclaw, four-wing saltbush, and cholla with a mix of blue grama, black grama, bear grass, plains bristlegrass, green sprangletop, bush muhly, numerous three awn grass, sideoats grama with scattered brush. Canyons and creeks have heavier brush like mesquite, desert willow, soap berry, buckeye, white brush, hackberry, juniper and oaks.

Wildlife

Although there is a wide variety of wildlife species on San Jacinto Ranch, the Desert Mule Deer size and populations are excellent. Additionally, this is Aoudad country with the variety of bluffs and cliffs providing essential escape habitat. Harvesting 33-36 inch Aoudad is common. Blue quail are dispersed throughout the ranch and there is also great dove hunting at the water tanks. The Ranch is also home to many species of birds, raptors, and songbirds. The brush, trees, grasses, and forbs provide excellent habitat for these game and non-game animals. This is Chihuahuan Desert hunting land at its best and a nature lovers dream.