Incredibly set in the palm of the hand of five 14,000-foot peaks of the Rocky Mountain, the silver fabric of real estate in Alma, Colorado will never lose its luster. Alma’s Colorado ranches and recreational properties are conveniently located near Highway 9 between the ski-resort Breckenridge real estate and the town of Fairplay in expansive Park County.
Just south of the Hoosier Pass, from every nook and cranny of the folds of outlying acreage in Park County CO, there are magnificent views of beautiful meadows, splendid mountain peaks, and bubbling creeks. In 20 minutes, you can be walking the streets of the ski resort and at time s within 30 minutes you’ll be getting out of the gondola with your mountain bike or on your skis.
Off-road explorations, mountain-bike expeditions, fishers, hikers, and campers may investigate Kite Lake at 12,400 feet and the ghost town of Buckskin Joe. Some say that that town is named from the day that Mexican sheep herders drove a flock of sheep into nearby Buckskin Joe and one of them contracted a fatal case of smallpox, spreading it throughout the area. If you visit and check out the properties here, you’ll hear tales of a saintly dancer named Silverheels who nursed the sick and fell to its ravages. Mt. Silverheels in named in her honor.
Before an epidemic swept through the area, the town’s silver mines produced over $1.5M a year. Who knows what wild minerals remain underground the pristine rocky cliffs and sparkling streams today? Possibly the 190 residents own metal detectors, hoping for a nugget to beat the 13.5-pound Tom’s Baby found several miles to the north over a hundred years ago. The active Sweet Home Mine produces the pink-rose colored rhodochrosite mineral, only one of the rich elements that may come with your property.
Most, however, buy these ranches as getaways for family and corporate retreats. The town is the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States at 10,578 feet. It is named after a merchant’s wife, Alma James. The median income for a household in the year 2000 was $41,563 and the median income for a family was $59,688, with many employed by the resort towns to the north.
The rural area boasts a year-round small-town lifestyle where neighbors know one another. Families and the community enjoy exciting 4-H and outdoor activities. For more information about real estate in the resort communities and these outlying areas, contact Jonna Beardsley at (970) 390-2533 or toll free at (800) 774-7970.
