20894 S River Road, Mammoth, AZ 85618 (MLS# 22210431)

$10,000,000

20894 S River Road
Mammoth, AZ 85618
MLS# 22210431
Status: Closed
4 beds

Mercer Ranch is approximately 15 miles east to west from the San Pedro River to the Galiuro Mountains and varies 3 to 5 miles in width north to south.

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The ranch ranges in elevations from 2450 feet near the headquarters at the San Pedro River to 5865 feet in the Galiuro Mountains at the northern boundry.

Primarily slopes and washes run east to west from the Galiuros to the San Pedro River.

The summer rains turn the ranch green for miles and provide some of the best grazing land in the world.

Amazing sunsets and spectacular mountain views make the ranch a scenic masterpiece year round as the shadows cast upon the mountains and valley below cast an array of spectacular colors 365 days a year.

Sunsets nearly year round but in the winter months the mountains are frequently dusted with snow which is not only a viewing spectacular but the snow runs off and feeds the nearly 50 natural springs and the San Pedro River.

Vegetation at the ranch includes catclaw, mesquite, creosote, and various desert browse and cactus. There are some large trees such as sycamore and cottonwoods along the San Pedro and near the springs. Oak and Juniper trees can be found in the higher elevations. Grasses including gramas, dropseeds, muhlys, lovegrass and some annuals such as Indian wheat and filaree occur in years with adequate late winter and early spring precipitation.

Mercer Ranch is home to between 500 and 1000 head of cattle that graze on

Cattle grazing is just one of the miracles of Mercer Ranch.

Over 32,000 acres of miracle grazing land.

Native grasses require very low inputs, and provide high gains.

Mercer Ranch also know as Campstool ranch is abundant in natural springs and water rights.

Mercer Ranch is also home to Sombrero Butte which is situated on the east side of the property in the Galiuro mountains. The location takes its name from a nearby butte of the same name, so called because of its resemblance to a huge sombrero.

There are nearly 50 natural springs on the ranch and an abundance of recorded water rights.

The history and stories of the ranch are plentiful including Sibley Mansion. One a three story mansion constructed by Frank and R Sibley the remains of the mansion are still present.

Mining operations began in the Copper Creek area at the start of the last century, when one E. R. Sibley established the town to serve what was then known as the Bunker Hill Mining District. By around 1910 there were over 200 residents, and dozens of buildings including a three-storey mansion, home of the Sibley family. The mines declined quickly, closing in 1917, and soon after all buildings were abandoned.

Property Description
Mercer Ranch, also known as the famous Campstool Ranch, has been in the Mercer family since the early 1900’s.The ranch is in Pinal County, near Mammoth,Arizona.The property spans 15miles lengthwise from the San Pedro River in the west, into the Galiuro Mountains on the east end and consists of just over 32,000 acres of some of the best open range cattle grazing land in the world. The ranch is abundant with water sources:nearly 50 natural springs, 20 dirt stock tanks, 2 solar well pumps with panels, a 71 acre Zimmatic Center Pivot irrigation system, dams, wells and distribution piping support livestock and wildlife over a very large portion of the total 32,000 acres. Water rights have been filed and sustained since 1870. The various wells pump from 3 to 3,000 GPM and there are multiple

Details

Maps

Address Information

Street #: 20894

Direction: S

Street Name: River

Suffix: Road

State/Province: AZ

Zip Code: 85618

County: Pinal

Country: USA

Location, Tax & Legal

Comparable Only Listing: No

Tax Code: 307-05-001C

Tax Year: 2021

Taxes: 1985

Legal Description: Long legal description multiple parcels please see agent comments

Area: Pinal

Subdivision: Unsubdivided

Township: 9

Range: 17

Section: 4

Municipality/Zoning: Pinal County – GR

Fire Protection: Subscription

Fema Flood Zone: TBD

Municipal Flood Zone: TBD

Contract Information

Current Price: $10,000,000

Sold Price: $10,000,000

Listing Date: 2022-04-20

Status: Closed

Co-Op Fee: 3%

Method of Title: Fee (Simple)

Distressed Info: None

Status Change Info

Off Market Date: 2022-09-15

Pending Date: 2023-03-01

Sold Date: 2023-03-06

Sold Price: $10,000,000

How Sold: Cash

Showing Information

Directions: Highway 77 past Oracle through Mammoth. Cross the San Pedro river & in 1/2 mile turn south on to River Road. Go approx 6 miles, cross dry creek bed (Copper Creek) Mercer Ranch is 1/2 mile on the righ

General Property Information

Property Sub-Type: Livestock

Lot Dimensions: Call Agent

Lot Acres: 32000

Lot Sqft: 1393920000

Lot Size Source: Owner

School District: Mammoth/San Manuel

Elementary School: Apache

Middle School: Mammoth-San Manuel Schools

High School: Mammoth-San Manuel Schools

Horse Property: Yes – By Zoning

Current Farm/Ranch Name: Mercer Ranch

Remarks & Misc

Geo Lon: -110.60798

Currently Not Used

Geo Lat: 32.685119

Source of SqFt: Owner

# of Carport Spaces: 2

Bedrooms: 4

Full Baths: 3

Year Built: 1961

Acreage

BLM: 2,997

Deeded: 5,991

Forest: 3,367

State: 20,224

Land Info

Irrigation Acre: 62

Irrigation Equipment: inquire

Water Level: inquire

Electric

Electric Company: APS

Phone

Location: Available

Lot Features

Adjacent to: Federal

Topography: Rolling

Restrictions

County Zoning: Yes

Terms

Other: SBA

Submit With Offer

Digital Signatures: Yes

Sellers Title Company: Premier Pima Title

Structure 1 Information

Structure Name: House 1

SqFt: 2184

Year Built: 1961

# Bedrooms: 2

# Bathrooms: 1

Structure 2 Information

Structure Name: House 2 Mobile

SqFt: 1300

Year Built: 1990

# Bedrooms: 3

# Bathrooms: 2

Structure 3 Information

Structure Name: House 3 Adobe

SqFt: 800

Year Built: 1900

# Bedrooms: 2

# Bathrooms: 1

Sold Info

Buyer From: Canada

Property Features

Permitted to Use: Commercial; General Business; Mobile/Mfg Home; Multi-Family; Office/Professional; Site Built

Annual Lease: BLM; State

Livestock Property: Cattle; Goat; Horse; Ostrich; Poultry; Sheep; Swine

Agriculture: None

Building Improvement: Barn; Bull Pens; Equipment Storage; Hay Storage; Home; Horse Corrals; Livestock Pens; Mobile Home; Workshop

Irrigation System: Center Pivot; Ditch; Gated Pipe; Side Roll

Irrigation Well Power: Electric

Parcel Improvements: Al Facility; Cattle Guard; Fuel Tanks; Pond(s) Not Registered; Pond(s) Registered; Scales; Stock Waters; Water Storage

Vegitation: Desert; Grassed; Mesquite

Electric: Solar

Gas: Propane

Sewer: Septic

Water: Pvt Well (Registered); Spring

Fence: Barbed Wire

View: Mountain(s); Panoramic; Pasture; Sunrise; Sunset

Road Type: Gravel

Road Maintenance: Owner Maintenance

Terms: Cash; Conventional; Submit

Submit With Offer: Affidavit of Disclosure; Earnest Check; On-site Wastewater; Proof of Funds

Property Disclosures: Addendum; Flood Plain; Inurance Claims History; Lead-Based Paint; Leases; Property Profile

Special Conditions: None

Supplements

water storage tanks from 15-10,000 gallon capacity. Approximately 60 miles of 4 and 5 strand barbed wire fence establish border and pasture divisions. Historic sites on the ranch include the two ghost towns of Sombrero Butte and Copper Creek, the old Blue Bird silver mine, the old stage coach stop at Monte Bonito, one of the last pony express routes that ran through the Sombero Butte area and a multitude of old abandoned homesteads. There are three dwellings on the property and a multitude of other outbuildings, corrals, additional storage structures, horse corrals and livestock areas. The property includes a 4200 sqft enclosed metal hangar with multi directional adjoining dirt runways that could be used as an indoor horse facility if desired.The full scope and variability of this property is impossible to describe and must be seen to be understood. The current owner is a 4th generation rancher that grew up on the ranch. The property runs between 500 and 1,000 cattle at a time. The ranch is lush in natural vegetation and with the varied elevation (~2,500′-~6000′), it has very diverse vegetation and wildlife. A small sampling of the vegetation on the property includes Sycamore, Cottonwood, Oak, Juniper, Pinon Pine, Cedar, Palo Verde and Mesquite trees. Cholla, Barrel, Prickly Pear and Sahuaro cacti are abundant. Filaree, Indian Wheat Grass, Mediterranean Grass, Sideoats, Black Grama. Sli, Tridens, Threeawn, Bush Muhly and Burrow grasses are present.There is a 2 bedroom home with 1 and 3/4 bath (remodeled in 2007). The second dwelling is a 16×70 3 bedroom 2 bath Palm Harbor mobile home. The third home is the original 2 bedroom 1 bath adobe ranch headquarters built in the early 1900’s, but not currently habitable.

OUTBUILDINGS
32×12 mobile office
40×50 commodity grain storage with concrete floor and sides.
Mechanical shop
Small barn and brick infirmary
40×80 hay barn
40×160 hay barn
30×60 enclosed storage
60×80 enclosed hangar
CORRALS
Headquarters shipping corrals w/Trutest cattle scale
100×80 covered cattle processing facility
500-head feed lot with shades and feeders
4-5 to 10 acre cattle traps
10 sets of corrals across the ranch at key locations

LAND
The ranch is fully gated, with access closely controlled and by permission only.
5,991 acres- deeded (71 acres irrigated farmland)
19,984 acres- AZ grazing lease Campstool Allotment #05-2851
2,295 acres- BLM Copper Creek Allotment
3,367 USFS Coronado Copper Creek Permit
240 acres- AZ grazing lease #05-109745-01
702 acres-additional BLM lands
Total 32,579
Extensive past successful mining history with strong ore deposits (confirmed via past core samples) show potential mining opportunity on the ranch as well.

Listing Office: OMNI Homes International

Last Updated: March – 07 – 2023

20894 S River Road, Mammoth, AZ 85618 - MLS# 22210431

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