Incredible mountain views and great access. This awesome oversized 5.7 acre off grid property is located only 1.5 miles north of HWY 142 and just 6.5 miles from San Luis, Colorado in the Mount Blanca Estates subdivision in Costilla County. Fort Garland and Blanca are 17 and 21 miles from the lot respectively. Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoir is only 6.7 miles from the property; Smith, Mountain Home, and Sanchez Reservoirs are only 16 miles away; each of these reservoirs offer great opportunities for fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding. Here is a fantastic opportunity to own and invest in a very large 5.7-acre Southern Colorado off-grid ranch property with incredible mountain views of Mt. Blanca and the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range, along with county dirt road frontage on the corner of S 15th Street and Chinook Avenue. The majestic Rio Grande River is just 6 miles west of this lot where you can enjoy canoeing, kayaking, and championship trout fishing. This property offers incredible mountain views of Blanca Peak, towering 14,345 into the sky only 25 miles away (the 4th highest in peak in the Rocky Mountain range), the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range, Ute Mountain, and surrounding hills. The San Luis Valley where this land is found has a rich and fascinating history, with many historical monuments and sites for you to visit. Alamosa, with a population of about 9,800 people, is only 41 miles to the northwest and has a Walmart Supercenter, an Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply Co., various other retail stores, restaurants, hotels, a regional airport, and even a small university. Colorado Springs and Denver are located only about 3 and 4 hours to the northeast respectively. The mountain views from the land are stunning. The legal description of the lot is MOUNT BLANCA ESTATES UNIT 5 BLOCK 1 LOT 9. The parcel ID number is 70403959. Taxes are only about $49 per year and paid current. The new landowner will not have to pay taxes again until early 2023. This lot was surveyed and staked many years ago by the subdivision developer. A plat map is available from the County Assessor's office. We provide GPS Coordinates for all four corners of the property for easy location of your land. Each of our Southern Colorado ranches are nestled between the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range on the south and east sides, and the La Garita and Conejos-Brazos Mountain Range to the north and west. The San Luis Valley provides a myriad of outdoor recreation opportunities: hike majestic Blanca Peak and dozens of other trails up other nearby mountain ranges and throughout the Valley; traverse the dunes and recreate in the river at Great Sand Dunes National Park (only 34 miles to the north); explore thousands of acres of wildlife refuges and federally owned land (about 80,000 acres of federal land are right across the river to the southwest of the property!); visit Zapata Falls on the west side of Mt. Blanca; short-term camp on your property; canoe and kayak the Rio Grande River and try your hand at some championship trout fishing; boat, kayak, canoe, and fish in the County's four reservoirs: Smith, Mountain Home, Sanchez, and Sanchez Stabilizing Reservoirs; visit the many historical sites dating back to the mid 1850s; mountain bike; bring your ATVs. If you are looking for an incredible photography venue, you will love this place. If you are a hunter, the San Luis Valley provides some of the best big game hunting, and one of the largest elk herds, in the State of Colorado. Solar is the option of choice for power on this off-grid ranch as there are almost 300 days of sunshine per year here. The San Luis Valley experiences a high desert climate (average elevation of about 7,600 feet above sea level). Summer temperatures in the Valley are moderate, and winters are cold with not much snow. Heating a homestead in the winter would be by propane or a wood-burning furnace. If you build a home, you will need to have a septic system installed, and you will also need a permanent water source. A cistern would be used here where you would haul water in and/or build a water-catchment system. Free water is available from an artesian well located 6.5 miles away in San Luis. This great lot is zoned Estate Residential, but you are permitted to camp on your property for up to 14 days every 3 months without a camping permit. There is no time limit to build. Homes need be a minimum of 600 square feet, with a wide variety of home types allowed. You can put up a fence without a permit even before building. You may be allowed to have up to 2 horses on the land; you can have chickens in a coop. There are no liens and no back taxes on this land. We will convey this property to the new landowner through a Warranty Deed, the highest form of Deed conveyance, guaranteeing no liens and no back taxes. Please contact us for more information about this great off-grid ranch property, including the simple purchase process. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu, Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC