Colorado 14er sold for $105 million
The storied Cielo Vista Ranch in the San Luis Valley has sold after listing for $105 million.
The sale of the 83,000-acre ranch to an unnamed marks the largest U.S. ranch sale in 2017. The details of the sale and the identity of the buyer were not disclosed.
Listing broker Jeff Hubbard, who has guided elk and sheep hunts on the ranch for two decades, said in a statement that the buyer “is absolutely ideal.”
“He is one who is a true conservationist and is deeply committed to preserving this national treasure and extraordinary resource,” reads the statement from Hubbard.
The 83,368-acre Cielo Vista property encompasses the 14,049-foot Culebra Peak and 18 13,000-foot peaks stretching across more than 20 miles of Sangre de Cristo ridgeline.
HIkers walk past a huge cairn along a ridge on Culebra Peak. (The Gazette file)
The sale of the 83,000-acre ranch and Culebra Peak to an unnamed person marks the largest U.S. ranch sale in 2017. (Courtesy of David Herrera, Wikimedia Creative Commons)
Lisa Cleary climbed through a swirling mist at 13,800 feet on Culebra Peak. (The Gazette file)
HIkers walk past a huge cairn along a ridge on Culebra Peak. (The Gazette file)
The sale of the 83,000-acre ranch and Culebra Peak to an unnamed person marks the largest U.S. ranch sale in 2017. (Courtesy of David Herrera, Wikimedia Creative Commons)
Lisa Cleary climbed through a swirling mist at 13,800 feet on Culebra Peak. (The Gazette file)