Now bank owned, the price for Echo Canyon Ranch, a Colorado ranch for sale, has been reduced again to $3,395,000. That’s more than a 40% reduction off the original listing price! A geological jewel and recreational haven, the 848 +/- acre Echo Canyon Ranch lies at the base of the West Spanish Peak in La Veta, Colorado.

Featuring:

• Adjoins the San Isabel National Forest and the Spanish Peaks Wilderness Area
• Six trout ponds and two year-round creeks with nearly 1.5 miles of frontage
• Aspen and fir covered hillsides
• Incredible views of the Spanish Peaks and Sangre de Cristo Mountains
• Designated by the United States Department of the Interior as a Registered National Natural Landmark in 1976
• 2.5 hours south of Denver along the Highway of Legends Scenic Byway
• Well equipped for entertaining large groups of friends and family with two homes, a lodge, three small cabins and a horse barn

Contact Mac McWhorter today about the incredible opportunity with this Colorado ranch for sale.

On behalf of all of us at Mirr Ranch Group,
have a wonderful and safe Fourth of July weekend!

Photo: A building on the Roslyn Ranch, a 1,456 +/- deeded acre property resting just below the Continental Divide adjoining the Routt National Forest in north central Colorado. The ranch offers the private 35-acre Lake Ruby, miles of creeks, tree-lined irrigated meadows, valuable water rights, views of the surrounding mountains, and excellent fly-fishing and hunting.

Iconic Utah ranch for sale highlighted in Private Properties column

Trees Ranch is featured in today’s Wall Street Journal’s Private Properties column. The article reviews the ownership of one of the great Utah ranches for sale by the late Jim Trees, as well  the William McDonough architecture on the property.

McDonough has been recognized by several national awards and Time Magazine as a leader in sustainable design. This Utah ranch listing features four homes and several ranch buildings designed by the famed architect. Photos in the article focus on the largest house, House 4, an approximate 3,321 sq. foot, 4 bedroom and 3.5 bath home sitting on a small protected bluff above the banks of the East Fork of the Virgin River and overlooking the pioneer settlement of Shunesburg and beyond to the Parunuweep Canyon of Zion National Park.

The property lists for $30 million. Visit Trees Ranch at the Wall Street Journal to view the article and slide show in its entirety.

The Trees Ranch, one of our Utah ranches for sale, was chosen as the cover story in the latest Farm and Ranch West. The article details the 2,066 deeded acre ranch, its history, the many homes with incredible architecture, the visionary conservationist owners, excellent water sources and rights, and ideal habitat for wildlife. The Trees Ranch is surrounded by the Zion National Forest near the charming town of Springdale, Utah. In addition to the link above, check out www.treesranchutah.com for more information.

Also, view the following video on Trees Ranch:

Mirr Ranch Group was recently named one of America’s top ranch real estate companies by the editors of the The Land Report. Honorees were chosen based on reputation, principles and sales. Thank you to the Land Report for the honor.

Here’s a transcript from Ken Mirr’s interview with the publication in November 2010:

Land Report: Who is your typical buyer?

Ken: Our buyers come from all over the US and some overseas. Most are high net worth individuals that are successful business owners, entrepreneurs, and hedge fund managers, and they all have a passion for the land. Typically they either want to work the land, or have a place to retreat and enjoy the outdoors.

Land Report: Why do your clients choose your firm? And what does your brokerage stand for?

Ken: Mirr Ranch Group offers marketing and buyer acquisition services for fine sporting properties and legacy ranches for sale throughout the American West. Our brokers are known for their expertise in public lands, conservation, hunting, fishing and other recreational pursuits in addition to their unsurpassed knowledge of ranch transactions. Our extensive experience with all things ranch, coupled with a passion for the West, is really what makes Mirr Ranch Group stand apart from the rest.

Land Report: What are your sales numbers for 2010, based on final listing prices?

Ken: To date, our sales are $27 million so far for 2010, with another $32 million projected to close before year’s end.

Land Report: Is there one impressive sale, listing, or statistic for 2010 – your “wow” of the year?

Ken: We’re very proud of closing the Robinson Canyon Ranch in Buffalo, Wyoming this year. The property has a conservation easement on it with The Nature Conservancy, and offers incredible privacy and some of the best hunting in the area. We sold the ranch to a conservation-sporting buyer willing to continue the high level of stewardship the seller has performed for years. This sale has lead to an assemblage of other properties creating a premier hunting area in the Big Horns. In addition, the sale of Robinson Canyon Ranch highlights our winning marketing strategy, as we are the most successful ranch brokerage company in the Big Horns.

Land Report: Do you have any general observations about the market you’d like to share?

Ken: While the land market has not returned to its peak of the mid-00s, it is looking more promising. Buyers are now feeling we have bottomed out and are willing to make offers, and sellers are willing to accept reasonable discounts. Deals are being made, and both buyers and sellers are walking away from the table happy.

Happy New Year! To start off the year right, Mirr Ranch Group is a patron sponsor for the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale at the National Western Stock Show. Last night was the Red Carpet Reception, which the proceeds from combined with the sales from the art exhibit, contribute to the National Western Scholarship Trust.

The National Western Stock Show starts this Saturday, January 8, 2011 and runs until January 23, 2011. While you’re there, check out this culturally significant exhibit on the 3rd floor of the exhibit hall.

Photo: Ken Mirr and friend of Mirr Ranch Group, Dudley Mitchell, at the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Red Carpet Reception.

Confluence Ranch, a Colorado ranch for sale, is part of the upper Colorado River corridor, a priority landscape of statewide conservation concern. The following video details a CSU study performed on the ranch in regards to the insect population in the Colorado River flowing through the property.

For a larger viewing window, click here.

Also find out more about the Confluence Ranch, one of our fly-fishing properties for sale, on our website.

The Fishlake Ranch, an 8,150-acre private inholding adjoining the Fishlake National Forest in Salina, Utah, has sold. The ranch, listed by Mirr Ranch Group of Denver, Colo. for $12.5 million, is said by many experts to be one of the finest fair-chase trophy elk properties in the world.

Utah State University biologists conducted a study in 2005 which revealed that this property, at any given time, holds from 20 percent to 40 percent of the herd from the adjoining Fishlake National Forest, the site where the Boone and Crocket world-record non-typical elk was taken in 2008. The Fishlake herd population is estimated at 4,000 to 5,000 animals with between 800 and 2,000 elk inhabiting this ranch at any given time.

“The Fishlake Ranch buyer is a hunting enthusiast who recognized how special the property is,” explained Jeff Hubbard, listing broker for the property along with Pat Lancaster, both with Mirr Ranch Group.

According to Doyle Moss, president of Mossback Outfitters and guide for the world-record elk holder, “The ranch is an absolute elk factory. The rut on this property is total chaos; it’s impossible to describe the bugling and big bulls tearing it up here in September.”

The ranch participates in Utah’s Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit program, which guarantees coveted rifle bull tags for the September rut to the owner. Hubbard points out that this transaction shows the purchase of land with these kinds of recreational values continues to be a sound investment strategy.

“This sale is a great example of how demand for extraordinary sporting properties remains strong in spite of current economic conditions,” said Hubbard.

Ken Mirr, owner of Mirr Ranch Group, added, “Sophisticated buyers are increasingly interested in well-valued trophy hunting properties, an emerging niche market within ranch real estate. Mirr Ranch Group has been able to fill that need given our expertise in land, hunting, conservation and wildlife stewardship.”

According to an article in the New York Times, the Roan Plateau, a place coveted by Colorado hunters and anglers, is facing natural gas exploration. The hunting/fishing paradise is believed to have “incredible energy density beneath it,” and the energy companies that bought up these federal lands on a leasing push last year are hoping to tap into it. Hunters, anglers and environmentalists are pushing back, and “want the public area preserved for wildlife and recreation.” These opponents are taking the federal government to court in attempt to cancel the leases, as they fear energy development will lead “to air and water pollution and disruption of wildlife.” Read more.

Colorado vineyards were featured in the Rocky Mountain News over the weekend. Experts in the field “predict last fall’s harvest will produce some of Colorado’s better, if not best, wines in recent years.” According to one winemaker, “It was a long, not terribly hot season. We got great ripeness. The flavor and the color are all really good.”

Photo: Orchard Mesa Reserve, a vineyard for sale in Palisade, Colorado.