Property Profile:
East Rim Ranch lies at 4,000’ elevation and is located between Alpine and Big Bend National Park on US Hwy 118. The ranch is just south of Elephant Mountain just 30 minutes south of Alpine.The ranch consists of 12,000 acres, seven miles of Hwy frontage and has rolling terrain with 200 foot high limestone hills. It is part of the desert grasslands and home to blue quail, mule deer and the occasional elk and ibex. Calamity Creek flows south from the high mountains and runs thru the ranch creating a prolific aquifer and dramatic landscape. The creek is a highway for the desert bighorn sheep that breed on Elephant Mountain to the north and Nine Point Mesa to the south.The East Rim Ranch is being managed for wildlife; it has an extensive watering system and no buildings. It has electricity and a number of water wells, miles of polypipe to watering troughs and a large storage reservoir. The perimeter is fenced and there is cross fencing and two sets of cattle pens.Ten miles of roads have been improved recently, giving access to most of the ranch on both sides of the creek. There is a working rock quarry or caliche pit which has good road base available on the ranch for additional roads and ongpoing maintenance.The ranch is available for sale in its entirety or in smaller acreage.
Terrain:
Level to hilly.
Location:
Approx. 30 miles South of Alpine TX. on Hwy. 118
Closest City:
Alpine
Access:
Approx. 7 miles of Hwy. 118 frontage.
Cover:
Lots of cover, heavy mesquite in areas, brushy draws, some walnut trees.
Wildlife:
Desert Mule Deer, some Turkey, the occasional Elk and Scimitar Horned Oryx. Blue Quail, White Winged Dove, Mourning Doves, lots of small game, some Mountain lions cross the property at times.
Hunting:
Desert Mule Deer, Quail and Dove
Utilities:
Electricity on property.
Fencing:
Perimeter fencing is a combination of barbed wire and net wire, in fair shape. Interior fencing is very poor.
Water:
5 wells on the property, one has a submersible pump. Two are newly drilled wells tested at approx. 45 gallons per minute. Quite a few dirt tanks, 3 are good size.
Improvements:
Two sets of pens, one in poor shape, the other is in good shape.
Grasses:
Good grazing on parts of the ranch, large tobosa grass flats, with other native grasses mixed in.
Property Frontage:
Hwy. 118 frontage
Easements:
Several easements on the property.
Soil:
Good soil on the north and south end of the ranch, limestone hills in the center.
Ranching:
Ranch should support around a 150 head of momma cows year round.
Acceptable Use:
Hunting, homesites, ranching, parts of the ranch would work good for orchards or vineyards.
Restrictions:
Some minor restrictions to preserve the natural aspects of the land, such as no cell phone towers.
Comment:
For more info go to:
www.westxranchrealty.com
Price:
$6,600,000
Price Per acre:
$550
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Property Presented By:
Don Houser - Agent
Office: 432-364-2586
Home: 432-364-2585
Cell: 432-294-2288
PO Box 1729
Alpine, Texas, 79831
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