Welcome to the Wet Mountain Valley! A beautiful mountain valley sandwiched between the Wet Mountains and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. Beckwith Mountain Ranch is a gated subdivision that offers privacy and well maintained roads. This neighborhood offers privacy and security that many other neighborhoods can't provide. The views of Pikes Peak and the surrounding mountains from this lot are incredible. LandThis property is steep, and will require excavating. But electricity and phone lines are buried along the lot line. Views from this property have the potential to be world class as it sits on the side of a mountain and it’s boundaries go to the top of Democratic Mountain. Giving you a birds eye view of the surrounding mountains and valley floor. RecreationIf you enjoy recreating in CO, the Wet Mountain Valley offers much of what people seek when they come to CO. Many high mountain alpine lakes. OHV trails, hiking and biking trails. Over one million public land acres encompassing the San Isabel National Forest. Along with some of the best Elk and Mule Deer hunting that CO has to offer. There are also ten 14ers in the Sangre’s for those who enjoy mountaineering. Region & ClimateThis lot is located just 10-15 minutes from downtown Westcliffe, CO. A quaint mountain community with coffee shops and restaurants. It offers everything one needs, and none of things people don’t need. Like- (Bad traffic, smog, and congestion)! This area receives over 250 days of sunshine each year! Albeit 300 days if partly cloudy days weren’t factored in. Finally the Wet Mountain valley is just an hour and a half from the Colorado Springs Metro area, with commercial flights being offered from it’s international airport. HistoryWestcliffe and the surrounding area has a strong western heritage. The first European settlers were fur trappers and then ranchers. But long before that, the Spanish Conquistadors mined gold from the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, and many legends still persist to this day about lost Spanish Gold.