Battleship Mesa Ranch: 3,300+ Acres of Untamed Beauty
Media
Summary
Property
- Type
- Ranches, Recreational Land, Timberland, Undeveloped Land, Hunting Land, Horse Property
- Road Frontage
- County Road
- Road Surface
- Pavement, Dirt
- Fencing
- Low Fence, Partial
- Outbuildings
- Metal, Barn
Land Details
- Pasture
- Timber
- Tillable
- Grass
- Pond
Approximate Distances
| 2 Mi | to Lindrith |
| 101 Mi | to Santa Fe |
| 87 Mi | to Chama |
| 30 Mi | to Cuba |
| 105 Mi | to Albuquerque |
| 115 Mi | to Farmington |
Utilities
| Propane: | Onsite |
| Electric: | Onsite |
| Sewer: | Onsite |
| Water: | Onsite |
Housing
Home
4BD / 2BA 2500± sqft
Features/Improvements
- Small Game
- Big Game
- Predators
- Waterfowl
- Equine Facilities
- Internal Road System
- Gated Entrance
- Surface Only
Description
The scenic 3,301 +/- acre Battleship Mesa Ranch has geographical features rising from New Mexico’s gently rolling pinyon/juniper forests to native grass and sagebrush valleys offering majestic landscapes and prime mule deer and elk habitat. This is a rare opportunity to purchase this premier mule deer and elk hunting ranch located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Rio Arriba County has historically produced more Boone and Crockett record book entries of mule deer than any other county in the United States. Conservation management practices on the ranch have produced healthy mule deer and elk herds on the ranch with management focused on increasing older aged class bucks and bulls. In 2024 the ranch received 6 Mature Bull (MB) Elk Landowner Authorizations, 2 Archery Either Sex (ES) Elk Landowner Authorizations and 6 Antlerless Landowner Authorizations. Private land Mule Deer licenses are allocated through a special drawing specific to game management unit 5A only for private landowners and hunters. One incentive mule deer license authorization was allocated to the ranch, valid for any 5 consecutive days between December 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. The ranch borders the Jicarilla Apache Reservation on the south side.
Water is distributed throughout the ranch via numerous dirt ponds and native grass food plots, along with a cover of ponderosa pine, pinyon, juniper, oak brush, mountain mahogany, and sagebrush, which offers essential habitat for mule deer and elk.
The property has one domestic well permitted for 3-acre feet of diversion annually and electrical power onsite providing the essential utilities. The fully furnished ranch house headquarters is a recently remodeled manufactured home with two additions expanding the home to 2,500+/- sq/ft in size, having 4 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, and one 3/4 bathroom with large living room space. Several sheds and metal barns on the ranch provide extensive storage space. A fully functional walk-in cooler and skinning rack offer the facilities needed to take care of your harvested game.
A communications tower lease on the property with an annual income of $14,000+/- will convey with the property.
Exploring the ranch can yield some historic finds. Native American artifacts, including arrowheads, pottery, and stone axe heads, have been found on the ranch.
A few limited production oil/gas sites remain in production with very limited use.
This wildlife-rich property offers a fantastic opportunity to own a very special ranch in northern New Mexico!
Details
-
Premium Mule Deer and Elk hunting ranch
-
Numerous dirt ponds on the ranch
-
Ranch Management has been to increase older age class mule deer bucks
-
Food plots
-
Walk-in cooler
-
Barn and storage buildings
-
Ranch received 14 elk authorizations in 2024
-
Ranch received 1 late season incentive mule deer license in 2024
-
Livestock pens
-
One operating water well on property
-
Fully furnished remodeled and expanded modular home as ranch headquarters
-
Skinning rack
-
Communications tower lease to convey ($14,000+/- annual income)
-
Good road network throughout the ranch
-
Native American artifacts found on the ranch include arrowheads, pottery and stone axe heads
-
Electrical power onsite
-
2023 property taxes $1518+/-
Area Info
Other
Coordinates
36.2676, -106.9953
Annual Taxes
$1,518
The information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not warranted or guaranteed by the Broker, its Agents, or the Seller. Access to property, access to utilities, or any measurements including but not limited to, acreage, square footage, frontage, and mapping boundary lines shared herein has not been independently verified and is for purposes of marketing only. If exact measurements, access to property, or access to utilities is a concern, the property should be independently measured or investigated by the prospective buyer.
COOPERATING BROKER COMPENSATION: Please contact Listing Agent/Broker for terms of cooperating Buyer Broker compensation. Terms of compensation, if any, shall be ascertained by cooperating brokers before beginning efforts to accept the offer of cooperation. Buyer’s Agents/Brokers must be identified, by Buyers and/or their Brokers/Agents, on the first contact with Listing Broker/Agents to receive compensation. Otherwise, compensation will be at the sole discretion of the Seller, Broker, and Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC.
Real Estate Commissions and Cooperating Broker Compensation, if any, are fully negotiable and is not fixed or controlled by law, by Whitetail Properties Real Estate, LLC (or any division/trade name/DBA of), or its Agents/Brokers.
