Golden Gate Canyon State Park is less than five miles away, and White Ranch Open Space is a mere nine miles. This sturdy home includes two bedrooms, two baths, large office in the loft, and a two-car, oversized garage below. The spacious open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, huge windows, and 800 square-foot deck provide total enjoyment of the regal mountain sights around. Nightlights of Denver are an evening plus. The property includes a three-stall horse barn with separate paddocks and corrals, a 20-ton hay storage barn, and 14’ x 20’storage shed insulated and dry walled, with a concrete floor.
LOCATION
Eagle’s Nest Ranch is only a 20-minute drive to historic downtown Golden and 40 minutes from downtown Denver. This private mountain retreat is located at the end of a private, two-mile road that rises 1000+ feet within that two-mile drive. The home rests at the top of Douglas Mountain.
ACREAGE
A fine place to have horses, this ranch also has lodge-pole fencing around the pasture, along with the additional corrals and hay storage barn. The 24’ x 24’ horse barn includes a tack room and electricity. The home has a walkout basement, including two indoor/outdoor dog kennels. For fire protection and forest management 10+ acres of lodge-pole pine have been professionally thinned. There are 15 additional acres of harvestable lodge-pole pine. Rock outcroppings dot the property.
IMPROVEMENTS
Within a quarter mile of the house is a 12,000-gallon community water cistern for fire protection. The home has custom kitchen cabinets and Pergo & Tile flooring. The well is 45 gallons per minute. The home has a metal interlocking slate style roof rated for 100+ mph wind, plus it is built with 2 x 6 construction. There are upgraded wood-casement windows, including storm windows, and the glass was replaced in 2006. Radiant floor heat is built in on both levels of the home, and there is a supplemental wood-burning stove, which works along side a passive solar heating system. Along with the two barns, storage shed, corrals, and paddocks is a chicken condo, plus two dog kennels as well.
RECREATION
This property affords abundant hiking, ATV, dirt-biking, and horse-riding opportunities. Additional horse-riding trails are a short distance away, as are a multitude of other outdoor activities such as camping, fishing, rock climbing, biking, and four-wheeling, with six ski areas within an hour and a half drive.
SUMMARY
Eagle’s Nest Ranch provides views of the Continental Divide unsurpassed in beauty. This home is a perfect location for retired or home-based working people. It could also be used as an ideal weekend retreat.
TAXES 2006 $2,630