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              Chase Tank Forest Inholding
              Apache County, Arizona 
            
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                    Loco Knoll | [2] 
                    View looking south with Escudilla Mountain in distance | 
               
            
             
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            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 9 miles south of US Hwy 60 within the Apache-Sitgreaves 
              National Forest, 11 miles east of Springerville, in 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 5½ 
              miles southwest to the boundary.
              
              Land Tenure
              40 deeded acres  vacant unimproved
              
              Legal Description
              Township 8 North Range 31 East
              Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian
              Section 29: Portions thereof
              Apache County Assessor parcel number: 104-39-006
              
              Property Description
              The land is contained in a square block surrounded by National Forest 
              on all sides. This forest in-holding property is located in a small 
              valley surrounded by two malpais mesas in the area known as Loco 
              Knolls. There are no building improvements located on the property. 
              Topography includes small rolling hills with scattered Pinion Pine 
              and Juniper trees.
              
              Water
              There is one developed well on the property approximately 700 feet 
              deep producing 10 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: 
              $265.42
              
                
              Price
              $400,000 
               Cash
              
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