15,737 Acres with Home, Hunting Game, Water Well in Culberson County, Van Horn, Texas

The Apache Mountains, once home to the Mescalero Apaches, is now home to one of the finest desert mule deer populations in the state of Texas. This portion of the Apache & Delaware Mountain ranges and its wildlife have been managed and treasured by the current owners. The 7 Hearts Draw bisects the Apache and Delaware mountain ranges providing a different feel and appearance and creating a unique diversity in habitats. With operational infrastructure and the associated management program firmly in place, these desert mountains possess the ability to grow and manage high-density mule deer and quail populations that are known by experts and enthusiasts statewide and beyond. LOCATION The ranch is located in the south central portion of Culberson County, TX on the northwestern end of the Apache Mountain range and the southern end of the Delaware Mountain range. The Culberson County Airport is approximately 27 miles from the front gate on FM 2185. Drive time from: San Antonio, TX 5 hours & 45 minutes Midland, TX 2 hours & 40 minutes El Paso, TX 2 hours & 9 minutes TOPOGRAPHY, RANGELAND & HABITAT The Apache Mountains are one of three portions of the largest exposed fossil reef on earth with the largest portion being the Guadalupe Mountains just a short distance to the north. The Delaware Mountains, named for the Delaware Indians, are characterized by long horizontal layers of sandstone, limestone, and shale, which were deposited in the sea at the edge of the Delaware Basin in Permian times. These desert mountains are steep with a locally deep and dense dissection with a mix of desert valley floor providing excellent year round habitat for mule deer. The topographic relief in this portion of the Apache and Delaware mountain ranges is approximately 1,197 ft with the highest peak reaching 5,247 feet of elevation. With deep canyons and towering peaks like Old Baldy and Mt. Sinai, the vistas to and from all directions never disappoint. The views to the west are a staggering set of mountain ranges with the Beach, Baylor and Sierra Diablo Mountains stacked together casting a picturesque sawtooth appearance. To the north, you can see the Guadalupe Mountains and Guadalupe Peak, the tallest peak in Texas rising to 8,751 feet. The southern viewshed provides vistas of the ranch and the northern slope of the Apache Mountains. The Delaware mountains enter the ranch from the north eventually transitioning into the 7 Hearts Gap. The 7 Hearts Gap includes some very limited historical remnants of a portion of a barite exploration site from the 1960s. The attractive mineral can still be found on the surface in the area. Today, the 7 Hearts Gap is another prime area on the ranch where Boone and Crockett class mule deer have been harvested in the past. This area of the Trans Pecos ecoregion includes several diverse ecosystems including Chihuahuan Desert Scrublands, desert grasslands and desert mountains and canyons. These systems offer a diverse mix of native grasses, brush, forbes (following rainfall) and…

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Van Horn, 79855 Texas

County: Culberson