Property Description

PK's Shadow Ranch combines excellent farm ground with multiple water sources and Pinon-Juniper draws that attracts various animals, including trophy-caliber Mule Deer bucks! The landscape has a variety of wooded areas and rolling grassland and is secluded yet accessible via county roads leading up to private roads that enter the property. PK's Shadow Ranch is currently fenced and cross-fenced for potential cattle grazing and generates income through organic farming.  Located in Monticello, Utah, the city has the essentials and is the county seat of San Juan County, Utah. A grocery store, auto parts, hardware, a Dollar Store, a hospital, a BLM Office, and a Forest Service Field Office.  Monticello has several restaurants, B&B (Grist Mill Inn) & Granary Restaurant, and a top-rated golf course (The Hideout). The nearby area consists of Moab, Bears Ears National Monument, Arches National Park, and approximately four hours to Lake Powell. These areas offer some of America's finest outdoor adventures, recreation, and magnificent scenery.

LAND

• 1,360± deeded acres
• Can be combined with Cuttoff Rd Ranch (320+/-acres) to make Blue Abajo Ranch (1680+/-acres)
• Mild terrain with rolling hills
• Pinyons/Junipers mixed with Sagebrush
• Grazing leases may be available
• 750± acres of Organic Wheat, Safflower, and Milo Crops
• Elevation of roughly 6800'

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RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

HUNTING

• Utah's Game Management Area 14A (San Juan, Abajo Mtns)
• Resident and migratory Mule Deer and Elk herds
• Trophy caliber Mule Deer
• The secluded property benefits both wildlife and hunters
• Quality Elk, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, and small game
• Various hunting seasons begin August 1st and run through the following January 31

FISHING

• No fishing on the property
• Area lakes and reservoirs are excellent for fishing
• Monticello and Foy are stocked with Brook & Rainbow Trout
• Lloyd's Lake produces Rainbow Trout and Green Sunfish
• Lake Powell is known for Striped Bass, Lake Trout, Northern Pike, etc
• San Juan River is great for Carp and Channel Catfish

OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Moab, Utah, is well known for its excellent hiking, jeeping, photography tours, and expedition sites.
• Golfing at The Hideout Golf Club is rated as one of Utah's best golf courses.
• Skiing is right across the state border in Colorado
• Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling are available in the Abajo Mountains
• View the Anasazi Indian Ruins at Butler Wash or Mule Canyon, among other opportunities

WATER

• Seasonal spring and creeks
• Seasonal stock ponds provide water for wildlife
• Water-well options for potential domestic, livestock, and limited agricultural irrigation use

BOUNDARY

• Bordered by private landowners

ACCESS

• Accessible from multiple points
• County roads lead to private gated roads

INCOME

•  PK's Shadow Ranch has many sources of potential income. The ranch's current income is from farming. Roughly 885± acres cultivated for organic Wheat, Safflower, and Milo crops are currently in production.
• The 750± acres of the 1360± acres are divided into two halves, rotated year to year on an Organic Wheat fallow cycle. They are producing approximately 10-12± bushels per acre with a high of 18-20± bushels per acre.

CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

• No current conservation easements
• New owners can investigate possible conservation easement options

PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS

• Barbed-wire fencing throughout the property
• No structures
• Dirt roads run around the property boundaries and connect the main points of the ranch.
• A septic system would need to be installed for any domestic dwelling

LOCATION

• Dove Creek, Colorado, is (30 minutes to the east) Gas, groceries, supplies, a community health clinic, and restaurants.
• Cortez, Colorado (1 hour); Municipal Airport and shopping locations
• Monticello, Utah (15 minutes); groceries, auto parts, hardware, convenience stores, area hospital, restaurants, etc.
• Moab, Utah (1.25 hours) with Skywest Airlines flights daily from Salt Lake City and Denver
• Salt Lake (5 hours) and Albuquerque (5 hours) International Airports
• Durango Mountain Ski Resort (2.25 hours)
• Dunton Hot Springs (2.25 hours)