Collegiate Peaks Ranch is located amidst central Colorado’s sporting paradise, as it is literally surrounded by national forest lands and wilderness that one can explore on foot or horseback, world-class whitewater, fishing, hunting, peak-bagging hikes, mountain biking, and skiing. Just a couple miles away to the west are numerous trailheads accessing both the San Isabel National Forest and Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, and just to the east, the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness.
Fishing
- Gold medal trout fishing is nearby in the Arkansas River.
- Twin Lakes, Antero Reservoir, Turquoise Lake and Cottonwood Lake are within minutes of the ranch, offering additional great fishing.
Recreation
- Fifteen 14,000-foot peaks in the Sawatch Range (of which the Collegiate Peaks are a subset range) are within 20 air miles of Collegiate Peaks Ranch; Mt. Columbia and Mt. Harvard together form the massif that is the vista to the west and can both be scaled in one strenuous, non-technical (Class II) day (approx 13 miles round-trip) beginning from the property. The others can be climbed beginning from short drives to nearby trailheads. All fifteen Fourteeners are Class II non-technical hikes.
- Heckendorf State Wildlife Area is adjacent to the ranch.
- The Arkansas River and its thrilling whitewater lies just a few miles below Collegiate Peaks Ranch, with several outfitters located in the Buena Vista area.
- Downhill skiing at Monarch and Ski Cooper is less than an hour drive; Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Vail are approx. one hour.
- Monarch Crest Trail is only 45 minutes away and provides world-class, epic mountain-biking in a high alpine setting. Many other mountain-biking trails for all levels also nearby.
- The Great Sand Dunes National Park in the San Luis Valley is a one hour drive.
- Mt. Princeton Hot Springs is 20 minutes away.
- Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a historic bridge spanning the 1,053-foot deep gorge formed by the Arkansas River, providing visitors with a magnificent view down to the river below, is less than two hours away.
- Leadville, CO mining history is easily accessible.
- In the summer, Aspen is just a one hour drive over beautiful Independence Pass.
This property is offered by Mirr Ranch Group, LLC. All information provided by Mirr Ranch Group , LLC or their sales representatives in connection with this property was acquired from sources deemed reliable and is believed to be accurate and reliable, however, we do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Mirr Ranch Group, LLC recommends that every item of interest to the purchaser (i.e. water laws, mineral laws, zoning, land use regulations, state, federal and private permits) be independently verified by the purchaser's attorney.
