xx Antonito St, Antonito, CO 81120

The historically significant T-Bone Ranch, located near Antonito, approximately 25 miles south of Alamosa, Colorado, and nearly 68 miles north of Taos, New Mexico, offers a tremendous investment opportunity. This versatile ranch can sustain a productive livestock operation in the heart of a scenic valley between the Sangre De Cristo and San Juan Mountain Ranges. The ranch consists of approximately 2,950 deeded acres crossed by the Rio San Antonio River, with significant water rights for irrigation. Approximately 400 acres are under pivots, with around 2,150 acres of flood irrigable hay meadows and pasture. The ranch includes a significant amount of surface water rights in addition to three groundwater irrigation wells primarily focused on the pivots. On an average year (from 2001-2022) a total of 1,442 acre-feet is available to the ranch at the head gates of the five main ditches: Cincero Ditch, Lovato Irrigation Ditch, Hughes Overflow Ditches, Floyd Overflow Ditches, and Braiden Overflow Ditches. The average total amount of groundwater pumped for irrigation use on the ranch is around 835 acre-feet. In addition, there are two catch ponds for re-use of irrigation water. Ranch improvements include a main ranch dwelling with 6 bedrooms and 3 baths, a manager’s dwelling with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, a guest bungalow with 1 bedroom and 1 bath, a restored cabin (ready to be plumbed), a shop (45’ x 30’), an office building, a 10-stall barn with runs, an outdoor arena and round-pens, and several livestock and equipment sheds. The T-Bone Ranch includes approximately two miles of the Rio San Antonio River with ownership on both sides, which can support some fishing and has been stocked with Brown and Rainbow Trout in the past. Wildlife on the ranch mostly includes deer, elk, and migratory waterfowl. Under current operations, ownership has recently run around 400 mother cows, bulls, and 70 head of horses annually.