Farm or Ranch on 480 Acres Elbert County Land for Sale
Get started farming or ranching. Located outside Limon, Colorado, this Elbert County land for sale a would be a wonderful place to begin. This Colorado real estate can catapult you into the dryland farming and grazing industries – right where you dream of putting in roots. Dry farm: 396 acres; Grazing: 84 acres; Total: 480 acres. Price: $650,000.
Soils – 480 Acre Limon CO Farm for Sale
Section 8:
Bresser-Tructon-Blakeland complex 3-9% slopes
Ascalon sandy loam 5-9% slopes
Platner-Ascalon sandy loam 0-3% slopes.
Section 9:
Weld loam 1-3% slopes
Baca loam 3-5% slopes
Platner-Ascalon sandy loam 3-5% slopes
Stoneham sandy loam 5-8% slopes
Water Sources
You’re all set for water. A windmill with metal concrete bottom tank accesses a domestic well. This operation also serves the needs of the livestock.
Climate – Limon Colorado
Limon, Colorado features a semi-arid steppe climate. Local farmers expect cold dry winters and warm and mildly wet are summers. Take cover during extreme summertime thunderstorms with heavy rain, wind, hail, or tornado. Farmers don’t expect the first freeze at the end of September and the last freeze mid-May. Record temperatures only reached 104°F in 2005 but fell to -28°F in 2021.
Lifestyle
About 2000 people reside in Limon. It’s a friendly tourist town. Several highways pass through Limon, lending significance for travelers crossing the country. They’re headed to Denver and up into Rocky Mountains and from Texas north to Montana.
Before the automobile, Limon was a significant train stop. Now it’s the western terminus of Kyle Railroad where the trains change to Union Pacific Railroad. Air service from Denver and Colorado Springs will be a 1.3 hour drive from this area.
Colorado’s Elbert and Lincoln Counties
Although Limon is in Lincoln County, this 480-acre farm sits west of Limon in Elbert County. Elbert County is an agricultural hub located in central Colorado between Douglas County and Lincoln. The rural community is convenient to both Denver and Colorado Springs. The population of only 26,000 people loves their big open spaces. Interstate 70, US Highways 24, 40, and 287, plus State Highway 86, cross through Elbert County. Elizabeth is the largest town, but you may also have heard of Kiowa.
Limon is only 4.5 miles from our 480 Acre Elbert County land for sale. Water sources here include the Arikaree and Republican rivers as well as the Big Sandy, Rush, and Horse creeks as they flow to the Arkansas River. Interstate 70, US Highways 24, 40, 287, and Colorado highways 71 and 94 help Lincoln County stay connected. In addition, the Smoky Built Trail passed through the High Plains over 150 years ago. Today, with an estimated population of 5700, Lincoln County forms a sparsely populated area in the High Plains.
Directions – Elbert County Land for Sale
From Limon Colorado, this property is 2 1/2 mile south of US Highway 24 on County Road 189. It’s about 4 1/2 miles southwest of Limon. County Road 189 crosses the property between Sections 8 and 9.
South Central Colorado Land Brokers
Cruikshank Realty, a highly regarded farm and ranch brokerage, can tell you about the soils, mineral rights, and guide you to appropriate crops. Call John Stroh at Cruikshank Realty, Inc. for details. (719) 336-7802.