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Diamond Tail Ranch, located off Laramie River Road west of Fort Collins near the Raway Wilderness embodies the image of an authentic Rocky Mountain ranch, encompassing a secluded valley at the base of snow-capped peaks. The setting for this ranch is the pristine upper Laramie River Valley in northern Colorado, an locale where the river spills out of the high country into a broad valley ringed by mountains. Spanning the entire five-mile width of the basin, Diamond Tail’s 17,656± deeded acres ascend up the surrounding mountain slopes to wilderness, national forest and BLM boundaries.
Incredible amounts of water flow onto the property from all sides, highlighted by over 27 miles of live water and outstanding private trout fishing. The Laramie River, an excellent wild brown fishery, flows through the heart of the ranch for 11.5± miles. Two tributary streams, McIntyre and LaGarde Creeks, add 5.8± miles of additional trout fishing. A handful of smaller year-round creeks contribute another 9.8± miles of water for agriculture and wildlife. With all this live water flowing through the ranch, homesteaders began filing on the water for irrigation beginning as early as 1880. In total, an 307.6± CFS of senior water rights are owned by the ranch, irrigating approximately 3,000 acres.
diamond-tail-054
Diamond Tail Ranch, located off Laramie River Road west of Fort Collins near the Raway Wilderness embodies the image of an authentic Rocky Mountain ranch, encompassing a secluded valley at the base of snow-capped peaks. The setting for this ranch is the pristine upper Laramie River Valley in northern Colorado, an locale where the river spills out of the high country into a broad valley ringed by mountains. Spanning the entire five-mile width of the basin, Diamond Tail’s 17,656± deeded acres ascend up the surrounding mountain slopes to wilderness, national forest and BLM boundaries.
Incredible amounts of water flow onto the property from all sides, highlighted by over 27 miles of live water and outstanding private trout fishing. The Laramie River, an excellent wild brown fishery, flows through the heart of the ranch for 11.5± miles. Two tributary streams, McIntyre and LaGarde Creeks, add 5.8± miles of additional trout fishing. A handful of smaller year-round creeks contribute another 9.8± miles of water for agriculture and wildlife. With all this live water flowing through the ranch, homesteaders began filing on the water for irrigation beginning as early as 1880. In total, an 307.6± CFS of senior water rights are owned by the ranch, irrigating approximately 3,000 acres.