6919 County Road 1

Description

The Slater Dixon Ranches are 9000+/- acres located on the Colorado-Wyoming border and are known for their excellent wildlife habitat and grazing capability for cattle and sheep. The ranch has outstanding water and large hay meadows along Slater Creek; the meadows are flood-irrigated and produce high-quality native grass hay. Owner-rated at 1500 cows, this property is ideal for the sportsman; there is excellent fishing and hunting.Pothook Unit The Pothook Unit of the Slater Creek Ranch is 2960 +/- acres of a classic high mountain river valley with high peaks surrounding the vast picturesque hay meadows. Slater Creek is a beautiful trout stream that meanders for over 4.5 miles through willow-banked meadows. There is a good mix of alpine meadows, pines, and aspen groves, as well as long oak brush and serviceberry ridges that drop down to the sagebrush benches above the river bottom. The approximately 325 acres of hay meadows produce hundreds of tons of quality hay and exceptional late-season grazing opportunities for cattle and wildlife alike. Located in the heart of the elk migration corridor, thousands of elk will pass through the ranch every fall as they move from the summer range to the east to the winter range west of Highway 13. Plenty of resident elk call the valleys and ridges of the ranch home as well. Slater Creek Ranch has abundant senior water rights and shares the #1 right on all of Slater Creek. The creek also provides great fishing. Additionally, many ponds and springs on the ranch provide water at higher elevations for cattle grazing and the abundant elk, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope that call the ranch home. Sharp-tail grouse, sage grouse, and dusky grouse reside on this very diverse property. There are two homes on the ranch. Access to the ranch is well-maintained gravel road access, and it is a short 15-minute drive from the Dixon, Wyoming airport with 7000' and 6548' asphalt runways and jet fuel. The commercial service at Yampa Valley Regional Airport is approximately 1 hour from the ranch, with multiple commercial flights daily. Willow Creek Unit The Willow Creek Unit is the primary livestock headquarters for the Slater Creek Ranch. With 2890 +/- acres (970 in Wyoming and 1920 in Colorado), this unit is made up of a combination of two irrigated pivots covering approximately 370 +/- acres of alfalfa grass mix hay ground and large sagebrush and native grassland pastures. The pivots are serviced by wells with good producing power and electric motors. One pivot is a 13-tower, and the other is an 8-tower. The headquarters has a long list of good improvements that include two large and well-designed corral systems that allow for ease of handling livestock, three homes, and a bunk house, as well as the "Cantina," which is an excellent lodging area featuring four guest rooms with private bathrooms as well as a nice open kitchen and living area for entertaining guests. The "Cantina" is attached to the large 60'X130" shop building that is used for working on equipment and equipment storage. The Willow Creek Unit has the #1 water right on Willow Creek and has the Elk Lake (OVO Reservoir), which is 22 acres in size and at max holds 442-acre feet of water for late season water after Willow Creek drops later in the year. The Willow Creek Unit is also home to large herds of pronghorn antelope and mule deer, as well as sage grouse and one of the largest concentrations of sharp-tail grouse in the area. There are also grazing permits on the adjacent state and BLM lands that border the ranch, making this a well-rounded ranch for any producer. The Wyoming portion of the ranch could qualify to receive two deer, two antelope, and two elk landowner tags since it is not part of the Colorado RFW program.Please check current state and local game regulations for verification. Slater Park Unit The Slater Park Unit is a 3139+/- acre high mountain paradise with good county road access from Routt County Road