5315 County Road 1 Florissant, CO 80816

BIG T RANCH: TELLER COUNTY, COLORADO
Nestled in the shadow of Pikes Peak, less than 1 hour from Colorado Springs, lies the spectacular Big T Ranch. Located a short 6 miles from the historic mining town of Cripple Creek, this scenic ranch features a luxury home and custom barn on 440 acres of the most incredible land you could imagine. This custom home was strategically located and designed to protect and preserve the natural environment of which it was situated. Nestled on a natural knoll overlooking beautiful mountain meadows, this home offers amazing views of Sangre De Cristo Mountains, the Collegiate Peaks, Continental Divide, Pikes Peak and Mount Pisgah. The ranch is located at the end of a private ranch road ensuring ultimate privacy and is surrounded by undeveloped and natural ridgelines providing incredible scenic beauty. The ranch borders BLM lands for over a half mile and provides you with access to Barnard Creek which is a great wild trout stream. This ranch is a perfect place to entertain guests and absorb the 360-degree awe inspiring views from your custom Colorado dream home.

At the heart of this property is a 3850 square foot, 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath mountain luxury home, designed by locally renowned architect, David Langley. As you enter this home you will be greeted with 23' high vaulted wood ceilings, exposed laminated beams and floor to ceiling windows with custom designed electric blinds which provide magnificent, panoramic views of the snowcapped Sangre De Cristo mountains and the Continental Divide. Showcasing a ceiling high Telluride Stone gas fireplace, the great room is perfect for relaxing with the family or entertaining large groups. As you exit the great room through the enormous glass doors, you will find yourself on the expansive 20'x46' flagstone covered outside entertainment area with tongue and groove wood ceilings, exposed wooden beams with metal accents and gorgeous light fixtures with a western flare. You will be surrounded by the breathtaking majestic views, the grand stone gas fireplace, three separate sitting areas perfect for entertaining with a stone walkway leading to a gorgeous, custom built brick fire pit with built in benches. Back inside, the dining area accentuated with wagon wheel chandeliers is spacious enough to host large holiday gatherings and opens to an exquisite kitchen with a generous sized butler's pantry. This gourmet kitchen is a chef's dream with over 26' of quartz countertops, accented with a polished stone backsplash, allowing efficient space for food preparation, cooking and serving. This space is completed with custom wood cabinetry, a four-stool dine in island with stone accents, high-end Z-Line stainless-steel appliances and a perfectly situated and designed coffee bar.

The master suite exudes elegance with a beautiful Heat and Glow gas fireplace with ceiling high Telluride Stone and a built-in, live edge wood mantle with custom metal accents. The adjoining 5-piece bath features a barrier free walk-in shower with pebble flooring. soaking tub and a colossal dressing room with unlimited built ins and a center island folding station. Walk out of the master through the sliding glass doors to your private outside patio oasis featuring a large hot tub and sauna making this a perfect setting for a relaxing evening under the stars. On the opposite side of this one level home you will find two guest bedrooms, each with a full private bath, a bunk room that is ready for the kids and grandkids with three sets of custom crafted built-in bunk beds with safety rails and ladders and an attached full bath. You will also find a laundry room with utility sink and a half bath powder room. This mountain luxury home also offers a heated, completely finished, oversized two car attached garage with two separate bays and steel storage shelving. There is a utility/furnace room with a 5-zone radiant heat boiler, pressure tank and a well water filtration system. Located on the exterior of the garage, is a Cummins 20 KW whole house backup generator for emergency needs.

Big T Ranch boasts a 40'x80' custom built barn with a metal roof and 6 garage doors including a 14'high RV door. This barn was also set up and designed to handle all of your RV and motor home needs. There is electric, water, and septic hookups both inside and outside to accommodate any RV or motorhome. The mountain views from the barn are amazing and the road below the barn leads into thousands of acres of BLM lands. Inside the barn you will be astonished by the 16' high barnboard finished ceilings, cement flooring throughout, living quarters which include a full kitchen, living area with tv, bunk beds and a 3/4 bath with shower. It has a propane furnace for heat, 220V hookup, and a Cummins 20 KW backup generator. The exterior has awnings covering cement aprons providing additional storage and protection. All of this and still an enormous amount of space for all your toys! The site around the barn was cleared for over 100' to allow for any size heavy equipment to be maneuvered on site. The barn has its own well and septic allowing for possible future expansion.



RECREATIONAL LAND DESCRIPTION
Big T Ranch is one of the most desirable and inspiring ranches remaining along Colorado's front range. This 440-acre ranch offers the upmost in privacy and seclusion, while providing some of the best big game hunting within 50 miles of Colorado Springs. The elk and deer population on this ranch is incredible for a ranch of this size. It is not unusual to see large herds of elk and deer on a daily basis, especially during hunting season in the fall. Other wildlife which frequents the ranch are bighorn sheep, turkey, grouse, fox, and occasionally a black bear.

This land is approximately 70% tree covered with large stands of mature Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir. The balance of the land is comprised of lush mountain meadows surrounded by stands of beautiful aspen trees. These scenic meadows contain 3 spring fed stock ponds providing an excellent water source for wildlife and livestock, along with numerous trails for hiking or horseback riding. Elevations range from 9440' at the high bluffs, down to 8900' in the dark timber covered hillsides. The luxury home sits on the most scenic bluff in the entire ranch at an elevation of 9400'. The extensive site work completed around this home provides you with mountain views that will captivate any person's mountain dreams. This 440-acre property is one of the most usable and accessible mountain ranches you will ever encounter. The carefully designed extensive trail system provides access to over 80% of the ranch. If you are looking for a family legacy ranch, Big T Ranch will not disappoint!

There are 4 decreed springs and 3 ponds on the ranch providing ample water for wildlife and creating lush green meadows. Extensive fire mitigation has been done on this ranch over the last several years resulting in a scenic and healthy forest. The rock formations on this ranch are spectacular as are the scenic canyons on the adjacent BLM lands. The ranch borders BLM for over 3800'along it's south boundary, and a conserved ranch along a good portion of the west boundary providing long term privacy. The views from this ranch are some of the most encompassing views in the entire area. You have an eye level view of Pikes Peak and Mount Pisgah. To the south and west, you have spectacular views of the Sange De Cristo Mountains, The Collegiate Peaks, and the Continental Divide. There are over 8 miles of interior trails within the ranch providing some of the best hiking, horseback riding and ATV riding in Teller County.



LOCATION: 1 HOUR COLORADO SPRINGS
Big T Ranch is situated in southwestern Teller County just 1 hour from Colorado Springs, 30 minutes from Woodland Park and just 5.8 miles from downtown Cripple Creek. The area is home to Pike National Forest which has over 1.1 million acres of land for your outdoor enjoyment. This