High, secluded home on 20 ac w/ barn, views, endless riding!
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Winding your way along the ribbon of asphalt that sweeps across the rolling prairie of the Empire Cienega, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-owned cattle ranch that is open to riders and hikers, you see nothing but open grasslands for several miles east of Sonoita. After several miles of open wildlands, you again see homes nestled in a cluster of land at the foot of the Whetstone Mountains to your left. To your right, nestled high on the grassy foothills of Granite Peak ("the Biscuit") lies one small home with its red barn lower on the slope.
From the outside, the house is deceptively simple, with spare, rectangular lines and deeply textured, hand-troweled stucco, and an inset carport. It is sited simply, at the end of a winding gravel drive, surrounded by rock hardscaping that merges with the natural landscape around the house. The fine quality hardware on the wooden doors and the artistic lamps that flank them, however, hint at the craftsmanship of the home's warm interior.
Standing next to the house and looking west, the feeling of high desert is strong. The land slopes gently away from your feet in a long, rolling march to the seemingly endless valley. Behind you, to the east, the slope carries you gently to a 4' gate in the perimeter fence, then steepens to the Southeast and flows up into the abrupt sides of the famous Granite Peak, locally known as the Biscuit, which lies in Federally owned land that is used for cattle ranching and is open to the public.
Once inside, the feeling of the house is unexpectedly rich and welcoming. An enclosed breezeway runs across the building, floored so as to be impervious to mud and dust carried in on feet or paws. It is used by the present owner as a sitting and computer room.
To one side lies the office, which opens into the bedroom with its attached bath. The bedroom and office are separated by a double Dutch door, which can be left fully or partially open to create a single merged space out of the two rooms.
To the other side of the breezeway, the Kiva fireplace is a focal point for the living area, which includes sitting, dining, kitchen and laundry. A door goes out to the carport here, next to a half bath, and the laundry alcove nestles behind a folding screen.
In the kitchen are stainless steel appliances, which are all included with the property, and feature a sealed-unit stove. The window over the kitchen sink frames the sweeping, grassy hillsides of the cattle range, and the window next to the Kiva fireplace drinks in that amazing, endless vista that rolls toward the Santa Rita Mountains.
This home is the perfect hideaway: high, secluded, with views and a gate to BLM for hours of riding and hiking. And it has the feeling of supporting creative, artistic, or healing endeavors. If it's perfect for you, you'll know!
From the outside, the house is deceptively simple, with spare, rectangular lines and deeply textured, hand-troweled stucco, and an inset carport. It is sited simply, at the end of a winding gravel drive, surrounded by rock hardscaping that merges with the natural landscape around the house. The fine quality hardware on the wooden doors and the artistic lamps that flank them, however, hint at the craftsmanship of the home's warm interior.
Standing next to the house and looking west, the feeling of high desert is strong. The land slopes gently away from your feet in a long, rolling march to the seemingly endless valley. Behind you, to the east, the slope carries you gently to a 4' gate in the perimeter fence, then steepens to the Southeast and flows up into the abrupt sides of the famous Granite Peak, locally known as the Biscuit, which lies in Federally owned land that is used for cattle ranching and is open to the public.
Once inside, the feeling of the house is unexpectedly rich and welcoming. An enclosed breezeway runs across the building, floored so as to be impervious to mud and dust carried in on feet or paws. It is used by the present owner as a sitting and computer room.
To one side lies the office, which opens into the bedroom with its attached bath. The bedroom and office are separated by a double Dutch door, which can be left fully or partially open to create a single merged space out of the two rooms.
To the other side of the breezeway, the Kiva fireplace is a focal point for the living area, which includes sitting, dining, kitchen and laundry. A door goes out to the carport here, next to a half bath, and the laundry alcove nestles behind a folding screen.
In the kitchen are stainless steel appliances, which are all included with the property, and feature a sealed-unit stove. The window over the kitchen sink frames the sweeping, grassy hillsides of the cattle range, and the window next to the Kiva fireplace drinks in that amazing, endless vista that rolls toward the Santa Rita Mountains.
This home is the perfect hideaway: high, secluded, with views and a gate to BLM for hours of riding and hiking. And it has the feeling of supporting creative, artistic, or healing endeavors. If it's perfect for you, you'll know!
- Lot Size: 20 acres
- Type: Single Family Residential for Sale
- Floors: Single Story
- Parking/Garage: Carport
- Bedrooms: 1
- Baths: 1
- Half Baths: 1
- Square Feet: 1460
- Year Built: 2005
- Nearest public land: Adjoins!
- Nearest vineyard: 6 minutes
- Distance to Sonoita: 10 minutes
- Distance to Sierra Vista: 30 minutes
- Appliances
- Den/Office
- Family Room
- Fireplace
- Forced Air
- Main Floor Bathroom
- Main Floor Bedroom
- Walk-In Closet
- Kiva fireplace
- Fenced Yard
- Horse Facilities
- Horses Allowed
- Shed/Barn
- View
- Gate onto BLM land
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