$7,900,000 [phone removed] acres of land for sale in Fence Lake, New Mexico, United States in Fence Lake, New Mexico

27,720 +- Deeded Acres (estimate subject to change)
4,072 New Mexico State Lease
Spreading out across 27,720 +- deeded acres
of lush grasslands, rain fed arroyos, and towering red rock mesas is one of the finest livestock
and trophy elk ranches in the southwest. Blanco
Canyon Ranch is situated in the cool highlands
of western New Mexico where the soils, grasses
and rainfall combine to produce ideal grazing
conditions as well as superb wildlife habitat.
This expansive acreage provides sufficient
meadows to comfortably run 400 animal units
on a year -round basis plus a full complement of
replacement heifers and bulls. The treed
canyons and grassy meadows provide prime
habitat for the resident trophy elk, mule deer,
antelope and wild turkey. The large block of
private lands, with the addition of New Mexico
State lease lands, provide an outstanding investment
with owner privacy and trophy big game
hunting opportunities.
LOCATION AND ACCESS
The ranch is situated in Cibola
County, New Mexico and adjoins
the New Mexico/ Arizona state line.
The ranch is located 18 miles
northeast of St. Johns, Arizona,
which serves as the County seat for
Apache County, Arizona. St Johns is
an historic pioneer town first settled
in xxxx and serves as the area
hub for ranching supplies and services.
The ranch is easily accessed by
traveling 11 miles north of St. Johns
via paved County highway 191 and
then east for 16 miles along County
road xxxx to its entrance.Blanco Canyon Ranch is a traditional cow-calf
operation with calves born mid-April through the
end of May. Most of the calves are carried over each
winter for shipping as true yearlings in April or
May. The ranch has a comfortable carrying capacity
of approximately 400 animal units consisting of
320 brood cows and first calf heifers, 50 replacement
heifers, and 30 range bulls.
The range grass and browse species diversity is
high and the plant community is extremely stable
and well adapted to western New Mexico's climatic
conditions. This is a sustainable plant community
in terms of location, soil stability watershed function
and biologic quality. The major grasses include
various gramas, galleta, muhly, three-awns, ricegrass,
needle-and-thread, and squirrel tail. Browse
species include four-wing saltbush, winterfat and
various sages.
The ranch's topography is characterized by sloping
to rolling plateaus, mesas and alluvial fans interspersed
with well defined washes, arroyos, and
small canyons. Mature stands of Rocky Mountain
Juniper and Pinon Pine blend ideally with the
ranch's sweeping pastures. Deep soft sandy loam soils cover the entire ranch.For a ranch prospectus, call Marty Ryan 520.429.xxxx (click to respond) or visit blancocanyonranch.com
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