Mountain Star Ranch
Mountain Star Ranch near Guffey is the quintessential Colorado mountain ranch. The centerpiece is a secluded, five-bedroom, 6,500 square foot log home in a beautiful Rocky Mountain valley. The private mile-long drive winds through aspen and ponderosa pines and is secured by two electronic gates. This stunning log home is built of Montana pine logs, which enclose a living area with large open spaces, vaulted ceilings, soaring floor-to-ceiling windows, stained glass, and an inside pond and waterfall.An architecturally unique covered walkway connects the house with the barn, once featured in Horse Connection Magazine as one of the best private horse barns in the country. A huge, attached, tall-ceiling garage can hold multiple vehicles and motorized toys. A separate detached garage is a great place to store more vehicles or a ranch tractor. Down the hill from the house is a workshop that can...
Mountain Star Ranch near Guffey is the quintessential Colorado mountain ranch. The centerpiece is a secluded, five-bedroom, 6,500 square foot log home in a beautiful Rocky Mountain valley. The private mile-long drive winds through aspen and ponderosa pines and is secured by two electronic gates. This stunning log home is built of Montana pine logs, which enclose a living area with large open spaces, vaulted ceilings, soaring floor-to-ceiling windows, stained glass, and an inside pond and waterfall.An architecturally unique covered walkway connects the house with the barn, once featured in Horse Connection Magazine as one of the best private horse barns in the country. A huge, attached, tall-ceiling garage can hold multiple vehicles and motorized toys. A separate detached garage is a great place to store more vehicles or a ranch tractor. Down the hill from the house is a workshop that can be used for any endeavor the new owner wishes.Mountain Star Ranch lies in the eighteen-parcel ranch Aspen Mountain Ranch subdivision, of which Mountain Star comprises seven parcels. The ranch borders approximately 16,000 contiguous acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and is one of only two ranches in Aspen Mountain to have vehicular access to this land. The public must access this BLM acreage via foot or horseback over very rugged terrain. Elk and mule deer hunting is excellent on the ranch and the adjoining public land. Located in a draw-only GMU 58, the ranch gets four Landowner Preference (LOP) Draw applications per species. The owners may also participate in the public draw for additional tags..Two small creeks feed a pond in the meadow portion of the ranch, an ideal location to graze a few cattle or horses. The ranch is strategically located an hour and fifteen minutes from Breckenridge, 30 minutes to gold medal flyfishing on either the South Platte or Arkansas River, and 45 minutes to either Cripple Creek, Canyon City, or Woodland Park. The Colorado Springs airport is 90 minutes from the ranch gate.
Quick Facts
-812 acres
-6,500 square foot custom log home
-Borders 16,000+ BLM acres
-Pond and two small streams
-Elk and mule deer hunting
-Custom equestrian barn
-Outbuildings
-Shooting range
-90 minutes to Colorado Springs Airport
-75 minutes to Breckenridge Ski Area
-No mountain passes to cross
-Great mountain elevation of 8,400 - 9,400 feet
Directions
Mountain Star Ranch is an easy drive from Colorado Springs or Pueblo Colorado. From Colorado Springs you may drive up Highway 24 through Woodland Park to Florissant and then south to the ranch or you may opt to drive down the front range to Penrose and through Canon City before turning north on Highway 9 toward Guffey. From Pueblo and the I-25 corridor it is an easy drive west on Highway 50 through Canon City before turning north on Highway 9 to Guffey. The ranch is located a few minutes southwest of Guffey on County Road 102.
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About Jim Vidamour
Jim is a member of the Realtor Land Institute, a worldwide organization of land professionals that offers the opportunity to network with and market to other outstanding brokers across the country. Jim has earned the RLI prestigious Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation through education and experience.Jim lives and headquarters out of La Veta, Colorado, a small rural ranching town in Southern Colorado, and Taos, New Mexico, in the heart of Enchanted Circle country with his wife, Kelly. In Colorado and northern New Mexico, for them, it’s all about elk hunting, fly fishing, camping, skiing, hiking, and mountain and road biking. Live music and country swing dancing round out most weeks when Jim isn’t on the road. Jim has proudly served on the board of directors of the non-profit Fay Rural Community Foundation since its inception.
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