Adjacent to the spectacular 235,000+ acre Flat Tops Wilderness area, Son Hi Ranch has been called a “wildlife sanctuary” by many big game hunters and a “photographer’s dream” by those who return each season to capture its ever-changing landscape on film. It offers both natural and man-made features perfectly suited for the best lifestyle the Rocky Mountains can offer.
The turn of the century ranch was originally homesteaded by the Childress family, then owned by a long-time South Routt ranching family, then purchased by the Sonheim family in 1987. Since that time the Sonheims have enhanced its natural assets while simultaneously assembling additional parcels to create the remarkable 1,046+/- contiguous acres it is today.
From excellent stewardship of its past and present owners, the ranch can now be enjoyed in a myriad of ways, including private big game hunting, fishing, ranching, horseback riding, snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking and hiking, all within the confines of the ranch, or extending into the expansive Flat Tops Wilderness. The Ranch has panoramic 50+ mile views of the Flat Tops, Eagles Nest and Mount Zirkel Wilderness Areas, Rabbit Ears, the Steamboat Ski Area and Hahn’s Peak.
Improvements include the 6,269 sf ranch house, 3 guest homes, 2 cabins, 3 large metal agriculture/maintenance buildings, a log barn and 2 loafing sheds. Extensive water rights have been developed and secured over the years, with Middle and North Hunt Creeks, Sonheim and Childress Lakes as well as spring, ditch and reservoir rights.
While more ranches of this beauty and size are being placed into conservation easements by their owners (which limits the use and enjoyment of owners), Son Hi Ranch is not encumbered by such an easement. The new owners will be starting with a blank canvas to paint the way of life they want for themselves and free to use and enjoy it without any such restrictions.
Son Hi Ranch is a breathtaking and timeless property ready to deliver to its new owners everything a high country ranch can offer. The forested hills, wildflower meadows, clear mountain lakes and streams, resident wildlife, recreational opportunities, peaceful solitude and unrivaled vistas are ready and waiting.
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Provided by Doug Labor, Broker Associate and Downtown Office Manager, Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty.