20750 Co Rd W , Akron, CO 80720(Washington County)

There is electrical service to the property with a well and submersible pump providing water to the stock tanks as well as a nice pole shed and windbreaks for the cattle.

There is barbed wire fence around the perimeter of the property as well as several cross fences all in good to average condition.

Recreation

Anderson’s Butte View Ranch offers endless recreation from hunting small game and varmints to monster plains mule deer and pronghorn. You also have the opportunity to go hiking, biking or having fun on your ATV/UTV all on your own property!

Agriculture

This property is being operated as a cow/calf ranch.

Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources

All appurtenant water rights and any mineral rights that the seller currently owns on this property will transfer to the buyer at Closing.

General Operations

Cattle Ranch

Region & Climate

Anderson’s Butte View Ranch is located in northwestern Washington County on the Eastern Plains of Colorado in an area that normally receives 14 of annual rainfall, with low humidity and almost 300 days of sunshine per year.

History

The Eastern Plains of Colorado have long been the hunting grounds for Native Americans and early settlers, once tens of thousands of bison roamed these grass covered rolling hills and lush stream bottoms. The area was also grazing territory for the historic cattle drives from Texas to Montana. Most recently this area has mainly been utilized for ranching or dryland farming.

Fremont Butte which lies just northeast of the property has its own history and of a possible Indian battle.

Fremont Butte is about 7 miles northwest of Akron and was named after the explorer John C. Fremont.

There is little information about the skirmish, if in fact there was one.

The best information available is from a 1974 publication, Colorado Prairie Tales, by Hildred Walters. The author’s note says that the book tries to preserve legends of northeastern Colorado and that the tales have a background in fact, but it is not our intention to call them history.

According to the book, legend has it that in the mid-1800s, a group of men, possibly with a few Pawnee Indian guides, took refuge on the butte to escape a group of Cheyenne or Arapaho Indians. If the Indian guides were Pawnees, that could be a reason for the skirmish, as they often fought with the Arapaho and Cheyenne.

It is not clear whether the men were conducting business in the area or if they were soldiers on a scouting expedition.

After the men took refuge on the butte, they were trapped there by the Indians. The Indians tried to scale the butte to attack but were repelled by the men’s guns. The men sought help through either a runner or a mirror signal to Fort Morgan, which was about 40 miles away. After troops arrived, the Indians dispersed.

It is possible that the butte became a burial ground for the frontiersmen or soldiers who died there.

The original legend held that John C. Fremont was the leader of the group, but his diaries do not indicate any such event. If there was such an incident, Fremont was probably not involved.

Sources: Colorado Prairie Tales by Hildred Walters; Akron Public Library; Denver Public Library; Colorado Historical Society; Washington County Museum

Compiled by Bonnie Gilbert

Location

Anderson’s Butte View Ranch is located just 3 miles north of US Hwy 34 about halfway between the communities of Akron and Brush.

The property is 10 minutes from Akron, the County Seat of Washington County and home to the Colorado Plains Regional Airport, approximately 20 minutes from Brush and I-76, 40 minutes from Sterling and an hour and a half from Denver and DIA , Greeley and/or most of the northern front range.