Rancho Cañada - New Mexico, Mora County, Guadalupita

Rancho Cañada is located in Mora County, New Mexico, in the heart of the Land of Enchantment’s beautiful high country bounded by Taos, Angel Fire, and Las Vegas (NM). Much of Mora County, including all of Rancho Cañada, was part of the Mora Land Grant of 1835, 800,000 acres of land granted from Mexico to twenty-five local settler families. Rancho Cañada has been owned since the 1920s by members of a single, long-standing, northern New Mexico family. These lands form most of the upper reaches of the Cañada del Carro drainage, a perennial tributary of Coyote Creek and the Mora River. The parcels are accessed directly from a gravel county-maintained road that intersects with NM State Hwy 434, the paved road that connects Mora and Angel Fire.

The three parcels are each comprised of the high, timbered ridges of the Rincon Mountains, along with a variety of rock outcroppings, narrow valleys, springs, a stream, and some small open, grassy areas, all of it high-quality and diverse wildlife habitat. Parcel 2 contains the largest open meadow, with the balance of the property being timbered ridges and mountainsides. Live water is provided by the perennial Canada del Carro. A half-dozen seeps and springs also dot the property, with three of them being impounded to form small ponds (two on Parcel 2).

• Mora is a twenty minute drive from the property where you can find a grocery store and gas stations. This is also the county seat of Mora County.
  
• Las Vegas and Angel Fire are about 45 minutes away.
  
• Taos is approximately one hour from the ranch.
  
• Las Vegas, Angel Fire, and Taos each have an airport for private jet aircraft, along with restaurants and shopping.
  
• Both Angel Fire and Taos are home to winter ski resorts.
  
• New Mexico’s capital city and cultural and historical center, Santa Fe, can be reached via car in less than two hours.