2268 Highway 12 Aragon, NM 87820

Owner/Broker. Outstanding opportunity of a ranch and hunting paradise directly backed up to the Gila Wilderness in the highly appraised Big Game Unit 16-D. This ranch runs 30+ head of cattle plus 30+ sheep on 110+ sub irrigated acres. Tularosa Creek runs from Aragon through the ranch's entire length above ground from September-March and sub-irrigates the ranch from April-August by running below ground. The Govina Wash runs seasonally through the other 12 acres and irrigates the ranch when it runs. The ranch backs up to Gila and Apache National Forests along its south and north boundaries.

The main ranch house is an approximately 3,500sf historic adobe house from 1905, with a stick built cabin style addition. There are 4 bedrooms (one is upstairs and small), 3 baths (1xfull, 1x3/4 & 1x1/2 baths), and 2 guest houses: a 1,000sf 1 bedroom, 3/4 bath across the yard from the main residence, as well as a 1,680sf 3 bedroom, 3/4 bath guest house at the south boundary to National Forest ("Canyon House"). The main residence and bunkhouse have covered patios, and all the houses feature wood burning stoves in the main bedrooms, in the living/dining areas, and there is a built in fireplace in each of the downstairs bedrooms (master & guest bedrooms). The kitchens in the main residence as well as the Canyon House are heated by antique wood burning cooking ranges. Every house is equipped with additional propane heaters for the very cold winter days. The main house's sun-shaded front yard is flagstone. Vegetables are grown in a 25'x50' hoop green house with 5 fruit trees and rodent protected vegetable beds.

Approx. 95 acres are 8' high range fenced. Landowner elk tags are available if small portions of the south fence are lowered to 4 feet.

For the horseback and roping enthusiasts there is a wooden round practice pen as well as a professionally sized riding/roping arena with run & gate. Behind the large hay barn there are 17 covered metal built stalls with custom tub & branding, 1 regular size squeeze chute and 1 calf table, plus an enclosed sheep stall.

The owner lands his Cessna 182 on the 1,800 ft dirt/grass airstrip for which a section of power line runs under ground.

There are a total of 16.806 acre feet of water rights on the ranch by virtue of 3 registered wells for domestic, livestock and irrigation use. The house well pumps into a 5,000 gallon storage tank with jet pump and filter (works by gravity as well) which supplies the main and small bunk houses. Several year-round springs and the creek flow are included.

The entire ranch is backed up by a Kohler generator connected to a 1,000 gal. propane tank supplying main and small guest houses. The Canyon House has it's own 250 gal. propane tank, both tanks are leased.

The hay barn is 45'x65' metal with 4 indoor stalls, 4 covered metal equipment stalls, 2 chicken coops, 4 dog run are also used as chicken or duck coops, and the airplane is parked in a 48'x60' metal built open hangar/storage.

The brand, meat business and web site are included in the sale.