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              Bennett Ranch 
              Apache County, Arizona 
            
 
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            Location
              The property is located in eastern Arizona near the New Mexico state 
              line in southern Apache County approximately 200 miles northeast 
              of Phoenix, Arizona and 170 miles southwest of Albuquerque, New 
              Mexico. The property is situated 5 miles south of US Hwy 60 along 
              the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest boundary and 11 miles east 
              of Springerville, near the White Mountains of Arizona. The property 
              is accessible by 8 miles of paved US Hwy 60 east from Springerville, 
              Arizona to County road #4225 (maintained gravel), then 3½ 
              miles southeast on #4225 to a dirt road, then 1½ miles southwest 
              to the boundary.
              
              Land Tenure
              480 deeded acres  vacant unimproved
              
              Legal Description
              Township 8 North Range 31 East
              Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian
              Sections 8 & 17: Portions thereof
              Apache County Assessor parcel number: 104-39-002
              
              Property Description
              The land is contained in an irregular block surrounded by State 
              Trust land on the north end and by National Forest land on the southern 
              end. Approximately 160 acres is located within the National Forest 
              boundary and is contiguous to the 320 acre parcel located outside 
              the forest. The property is located in a small valley surrounded 
              by a large malpais mesa along the eastern edge. There are no building 
              improvements located on the property. Topography includes rolling 
              hills with scattered Pinion Pine and Juniper trees.
              
              Water
              There are two developed wells on the property both approximately 
              700 feet deep. Only one well is currently in operation and produces 
              25 gallons per minute.
              
              Vegetation
              Plains & Desert Grassland & Pinion/Juniper 
              Woodland. Primary grasses include Kentucky 
              bluegrass, pine 
              drop seed and mountain 
              muhly on the summer range and blue 
              grama, black grama, 
              squirrel tail, needle 
              & thread on the winter range. Browse species include white 
              sage, blue sage and chamisa.
              
              Climate
              Average annual precipitation ranges from 10 to 12 inches with the 
              majority coming in the late summer months during the monsoon season. 
              Winter months will see snowfall on occasion typically melting down 
              after a few days. 
              
              Average daily maximum temperature is 82.3° Fahrenheit in July 
              and 47.5° in January. 
              Average daily minimum is 51.1° in July and 15.2° in January.
              
              Utilities
              No public utilities are currently in use on the property and are 
              not available to the immediate area.
              
              Zoning
              Apache County GU: General Unclassified
              
              Taxes & Fees
              Year 2005: $78.18
              
                
              Price
              $2,400,000 
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