Forested Land Near The High Part Of Forbes Park

In the Mountains.Heavily treedno other pictures at this time SIZE: 2.919/- ac APN#: 70131020LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Forbes Park Unit N-1, Block 195, Lot 3170STATE: ColoradoCOUNTY: CostillaGENERAL LOCATION: about 15 miles E of Fort Garland. Weat side of Purnell RoadGPS(approx.):  37.41475, -105.15214; 37.41592, -105.15240 ; 37.41606, -105.15357; 37.41483, -105.15304GENERAL ELEVATION: approx. 9840'-9880' GENERAL INFORMATION:  Mountain Land. Off the beaten path. Near the Huerfano County Line.Forbes Park is a covenant protected community, located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County Colorado. Forbes, Inc. developed the area and began selling lots in 1977. There are 3,346 lots; they range in size from 1 to 14 acres. The Park encompasses approximately 13,046 acres. Approximately 8,000 acres are comprised of owned lots; the rest of the acreage is Common Land. TYPE OF TERRAIN: Slopes down from road.ZONING: ResidentialPOWER: noPHONE: noWATER: Must install well if you buildSEWER: No. Only needed when/if you build.ROADS: POA maintainedPROPERTY TAX: approx. $108 a year  CLOSING/DOC. FEES: $125  TIME LIMIT TO BUILD: noneASSOCIATION DUES: 200 a year Forbes Park POA info ; Governing DocumentsTITLE INFORMATION: Free and clear If/when more info becomes available, we will update listingFINANCING INFO and PURCHASE INFO Go to 1881.com Area Land pageThe general topography of Forbes Park slopes upward to the southwest, ranging in elevation from approximately 8500 feet at the main gate up to approximately 10,500 feet at the back of the Park. Forbes Park primarily borders Wagon Creek to the north, Trinchera Ranches to the west, and the National Forests to the south and east. All surrounding areas are heavily wooded. Most of the internal drainage in Forbes Park flows west into Trinchera Ranches and north along the Wagon Creek border… via South Indian Creek and North and South Forks of West Indian Creek. The climate in Forbes Park is moderated by its elevation. Winter highs average in the mid-20s and mid-30s. The summer highs are generally in the mid-70s; rarely above 80. Snowfall averages around 200 inches a year with rainfall levels around 10 inches. The majority of the Park is subalpine with the exception of the small section of semi-arid terrain.Tree varieties include aspen, limber pine, spruces and firs, ponderosa pines and a few bristlecone pines in the higher elevations. The wind is generally out of the southwest during the summer months and north during the winter months. The winds can vary from near calm to winter gales averaging 35-45 miles per hour with gusts as high as 90 mph.  There are two creeks that generally carry water year-around. They are north/south branches of Indian Creek and Forbes Wagon Creek.  Animal species in Forbes Park include: deer, elk, coyote, bobcat, mountain lion, black bear, prairie dogs, wild turkey, blue grouse, hawks, owls, porcupine, trout in the two onsite creeks, and a wide variety of smaller animals such as squirrels, chipmunks, and rabbits.The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The mountains run from Poncha Pass in South-Central Colorado, trending southeast and south, ending at Glorieta Pass, southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mountains contain a number of fourteen thousand foot peaks in the Colorado portion, as well as several peaks in New Mexico which are over thirteen thousand feet .Highest point is Blanca Peak, East of Alamosa, Colorado with an Elevation of 14,351 ft >