Las Animas County
and Longhorn Ranch, Colorado
West Spanish Peak, 4,155 metres (13,631 feet) -highest point in Las Animas County
Native Americans called this and the adjacent peak "Wahatoya" (Breasts of the Earth)I love Las Animas County! It's the largest of Colorado's 64 counties and is located about 320 kilometres (200 miles) due south of the Denver Metro area. In my never-ending search for the perfect homestead I stumbled across Longhorn Ranch and a number of other rural communities throughout the county. Below are a few photos of things and places I've found interesting down there. Some of what attracts me to Longhorn Ranch, and other areas around the county, are their relative remoteness, wide-open spaces and clear skies. In the case of Longhorn Ranch, not only is it far away from messy cities, but it has no running water, no electricity, and no telephone service (unless you're high enough on a hill to reach a cellular telephone tower!)! How better to get away from it all! - Roger J. Wendell, Dec '01
Entrance to Longhorn Ranch, Las Animas County, Colorado
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Don't forget to pay your taxes! This is a sample of a very small
bit of mineral rights in Las Animas County. Totalling 10 acres,
the taxes were only $0.78 (78 cents!) for all of tax year 2006!!
Winter 1997/98:
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Las Animas County Road 88 |
Road to Longhorn Ranch |
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