These buiding sites sit atop a ridge between two mountain ranges, therefore offer nothing short of spectacular views in all directions. To the front and rear, you have the backdrop of each range and to either side you have panoramic views of the valley.

In addition, each lot has 200' of Animas River frontage and runs with trout.

The area immediately surrounding the sites is government owned and once belonged to silver and gold mines. In fact, the largest gold mine ever discovered in this country (Sunneyside Mine) is just a mile away from the site. The continental divide and a waterfall is immediately behind the subdivision up Minnie Gulch Road.

A wide and well-kept 4-wheel drive road, the Alpine Loop Road, leads to and bisects the subdivision from Silverton and goes all the way to Lake City. This drive is known for its spectacular scenery and is a "must see" for mountain drive enthusiasts.

Minnie Gulch Creek abuts the subdivision to the West and runs all year round, its creek gently babbling in the background.

Cole Ranch boasts aspen and pine, the aspen foliage turning bright yellow in the fall and mixes with the deep green and spring green of the pine for a color montage that jolts your senses. Sit on your deck and watch bear and lynx drink at the river while an eagle circles overhead. You feel like you are watching the Discovery Channel. And at 10,000 feet elevation, the air doesn't get any cleaner than this.

There is an abandoned rail road trestle grade on the property and is on the historic registrar. This was once used by the owner of Sunnyside Mine to transport his wife via a single hand pumped car to town.

Located 5 miles east of Silverton, known for the incredible Durango-to-Silverton train ride through the San Juan Mountains and a stop along the Million Dollar Highway, Cole Ranch in only about 1/2 hour from Purgatory and about 1 hour from Telluride Mountain. Also, an extreme ski hill, the largest in North America, is being planned just north of Silverton.

Careful planning has gone into this subdivision and it offers a buiding site for your mountain dream home second to none. The San Juan Mountains are the newest of the Rockies, therefore the highest, offering dramatic vistas and canyons cut by the Animas River in every direction. These lots are big enough to have horses and, in fact, there is an old silver trail to town along the Animas River that would be an incredible scenic ride to town atop your favorite steed. There are numerous old mining trails up the mountains ripe for exploring and hiking. Get your children and grandchildren their own pan for panning gold in the Animas. This is truely PARADISE FOUND!

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