Views and seclusion: this beautiful lot is bordered by BLM land on the west and is bounded on the south and north by two springs that flow seasonally giving you a diverse eco system of cotton woods, NM privet and grasses amidst the pinon juniper woodland. The lot gently slopes from east to west to a cliff of well worn black basalt overlooking the valley below. Across the Rio Grande river is the massive face of the mesa that towers over the length of the Pilar valley. To the north clearly visible in the distance is Taos Mountain and to the east is Picuris - amazing! If seclusion and quiet and wildlife are what you seek - you will see elk, deer, and all sorts of bird life come to the springs to drink. And you have this bonus - the KC power line crosses the eastern most sliver of the lot.
This Very secluded 16+ acre mesa-top lot is a rarity. From this gently sloping perch you look over the Pilar valley of the Rio Grande with unbelievable views northwards towards Lobo Peak and Vallecitos Peak in Taos. To the east you look towards Picuris Mtn and behind you is the Rio Grande National Monument and to the SW is the Carson National Forest. Blessed with a year round spring in the SW corner, living here you will experience the sights and sounds and seasons of nature without city lights, and without city sounds. Elk, bob-cat, coyote, deer regularly move through this land on their way to the river to drink; birds migrating up the Rio Grande include golden eagles, bald eagles, osprey and flocks of songbirds. And yet her you are just a short 20 min drive to Taos or back down valley about 1 hour to Santa Fe. This lot is recently surveyed and has recorded easements for access in place - so you can bring to life your imagination of life lived in nature. Marked up images are meant to convey approximate location of property boundaries; on the westerly boundary the access road (that goes towards Carson) separates this tract from BLM lands.
Rare and stunning and absolutely unique: river frontage, beach, a riparian habitat, valley land with an orchard, a building site, an acequia with a long irrigation season, mesa top with magical petroglyphs, and last but not least two year-round springs one in the valley and one at the far western end. This absolutely unique offering begins on the banks of the Rio Grande in Pilar and extends all the way to the BLM encompassing an array of landscape rarely seen in northern NM. The photos have been marked up to illustrate the approximate location of property boundaries. Elk, bob-cat, coyote, deer regularly move through this land on their way to the river to drink; birds migrating up the Rio Grande include golden eagles, bald eagles, osprey and flocks of songbirds. And yet her you are just a short 20 min drive to Taos or back down valley about 1 hour to Santa Fe. Recently surveys and with easements for access in place. Come out and visit this striking land along the Rio Grande in Pilar.
Pilar is located in New Mexico. Pilar, New Mexico has a population of 3,262.
The median household income in Pilar, New Mexico is $37,083. The median household income for the surrounding county is $49,481 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Pilar is 52.6 years.
The average high temperature in July is 85.7 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 11.8 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 13.1 inches per year, with 37 inches of snow per year.
