East
Rim Ranch lies at 4,000' elevation and is located between Alpine and
Big Bend National Park, on US Hwy 118. The ranch is just south of
Elephant Mountain, just 30 minutes from Alpine.
The ranch
consists of 12,000 acres. Seven miles of Highway frontage and has
rolling terrain with 200 foot high limestone hills. It is part of the
desert grasslands and home to blue quail, mule deer, and the
occassional elk and ibex.
Calamity
Creek flows south from the higher elevation mountains and runs through
the ranch creating a prolific aquifer and dramatic landscape. The creek
is a highway for the desert bighorn sheep that breed on Elephant
Mountain to the north and Nine Point Mesa to the south.
The East
Rim Ranch is being managed for wildlife; it has an extensive watering
system and no buildings. It has electricity and a number of water wells,
miles of polypipe to watering troughs and a large storage reservoir.
The perimeter is fenced and there is cross fencing and two sets of pens.
Ten
miles of roads have been improved recently, giving access to most of
the ranch on both sides of the creek. There is a working rock quarry, or
caliche pit, which has good road base available on the ranch for
additional roads and ongoing maintenance.
The ranch is available for sale in its entirety at $495/acre or $5,940,000.
