Listing: Elko County NV T38N R68E Section 25 NE4NW4SW4 10 Acres Land For Sale in Montello

This property sits in the foothills of the Toano Mountains with lots of privacy. A few years ago the locals told me that the Native Americans who once lived here consider this area of the Toano Mountains sacred! I've sure spent some time marveling at this part of the valley and hiking around the rock outcroppings that pop out of the valley floor out here! Fun!
Description:
10 Acres Off Grid Land For Sale in Montello, Nevada About 2.5 hours NW of Salt Lake City and Twin Falls, Idaho by Wendover.

Sitting in the Foothills of the Toano Mountains With a Few Trees Sprinkled About!

The Local Told Me That the Native Americans Consider This Area of the Toano Mountains Sacred!

Gorgeous Views of the Pilot Mountain Range and a Cool Rock Outcropping About 1/2 of a Mile Away To Play On!

Zoned for Home, Cabin or Bring Your RV and Have Fun in Cowboy Country!

Hunters Favorite Spot With an Abundance of Antelope, Deer and Elk in the Area!

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T38N R68E Section 25 NE4NW4SW4


Status: SOLD
State: NV
County: Elko

Parcels

APN:
010-35K-011A
Legal Description:
T38N R68E Sec 25 NE4NW4SW4

Listing Details

City:
Montello
8 Miles S of Montello
96 Miles NE of Elko, NV
52 Miles N of Wendover, NV
173 Miles NW of Salt Lake City, Utah
162 Miles SE of Twin Falls, Idaho
Parcel Size:
10 Acres
660' x 660'

See parcel map.
Roads:
Dedicated Easement, Dirt
There's a bladed dirt road thru the property.

It sits about 3 miles east of paved Highway 233 and 4 miles E of graveled Pilot Valley Road.

See notes below on how I accessed the area.
Power:
Solar, Generator
I did not see any power out in this part of the valley.
Water:
Well, Holding Tank
Needs installed. To search the State of NV Div of Water Resources Well Log Database Click Here to research the St of Nevada Well Log Data Base.

Property is located in Township 38 North, Range 68 East, Section 25.

In January 2015 I spoke to the Elko County Public Works Dept. and was told they were putting in a metered water station in Montello where you can get drinkable water to haul. See Additional Photos area for further info.
Sewer:
Septic, Holding Tank
Needs installation.

Liens:
No
Deed Type:
Grant, Bargain, Sale Deed
Title insurance available at buyer's expense.
CCRs:
No
Title Marketable:
Yes
Property Tax:
13.30
Annually. Paid current. Future tax notices are buyer's responsibility.
POA Dues:
0.00
Doc Prep Fee:
150.00
To be added to the purchase price for document preparation.
Zoning:
Open Space
Allowing for homes, manufactured homes, RV's.

Dairies, Pastures, Crops, Livestock ranches, Vegetable or flower farms, Home occupations, Hunting, camping, horseback riding, archery, picnicking, snowmobiling and similar uses allowed.

Alternative structures / earthships are allowed as long as engineered.

Must comply with State septic/water regs for year round RV use.

Click here for the county zoning. Scroll down to section 4-2-1: OS Open Space District.
Other Information:
National Forest, Hunting and Fishing Info:
Click Here for Hunting and Fishing through the Nevada Department of Wildlife website.

Click Here for the Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest website.

Click Here for big game hunting in the Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest website.

Click Here for fishing at South Fork Reservoir on the Nevada State Parks website.
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The first 20 photos were taken in November 2004 and the next 35 photos in June 2012 of T38N R68E Section 25 NW4NW4 and the surrounding views.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION
10 acres off grid land for sale in Montello, Nevada in the foothills of the sacred Toano Mountains about eight miles south of town in Elko County. It sits in the NE corner of NV about 2.5 hours NW of Salt Lake City, Utah by Idaho. Its well off the beaten path yet only about 30 minutes N of Interstate 80. Its tucked at the bottom of the Toano Mountains and the Pilot Mountains loom large across the Pilot Valley!

All of the photos were taken 1/2 mile N in the NW corner of section 25 in November 2004 and June 2012 where we found a federal survey marker. I also included a few photos taken about 1/2 mile east where we scrambled around a really cool rock outcropping with some gorgeous colors in them. Snakes and lizards live in these rocks which I know from past experience so be careful! Ha!





There is a bladed dirt road 10 acres to the west that runs along the section line. There's also a bladed dirt road that runs SW to NE thru the middle of the property which you can see in the aerial photos. I've been out to this area coming in off of paved Hwy 233 to the west as well as Pilot Road to the east. It is definitely easier to come in off the highway.

Along Highway 233 about 8 miles south of Montello, there is a graveled road with a gate across it and a faded sign that says to close the gate. That is a decent road that heads by the mountains to the NE and meets up with the west section line. You can then take the section line to the south down to the dirt road that leads to the NE thru the property.

The gate along Highway 233 about 8 miles south of Montello that leads out to the area.



The property is mostly flat with a slope to the south into the lower foothills. We overlaid the parcel map on google earth so you can see how it creeps up this hill in image #80 in the map section. The image numbers are at the top of the images. There's a few trees sprinkled about it. It looks like there is a bit of an intermittent stream thru the low part of the property between two rolling hills. I imagine this only runs during heavy snow melt or rain.

The property sits mostly down on the valley floor and catches a bit of the rise into the lower foothills on the right hand side of this photo.


On the adjoining lot to the west there is an RV although I don't see this in the photos I took a few years back. There is also a neighbor to the east about 6/10 of a mile and I snapped these two photos a few years ago from the big hill to the NE looking down on this part of the valley.





The little town of Montello sits to the north in the valley and looks like a tree farm on the valley floor from here. From the NW to the SW and over to the SE are the Toano Mountains. They form what I call a boot shape in this part of the valley creating a ridge between you and the rest of the valley to the SE where Pilot Peak sits!

From the NE to the SE is the Pilot Mountain Range. I'm not for sure if you'll get a view of Pilot Peak looming above this extension of the Toano's and you'll need to visit to know for sure but it looks like you will at least from the north of the property.



At the NE end is Rhyolite Butte, a cool rock formation that actually sits in Utah at 5,965 feet. It rises above the valley floor and when you get up close it really is pretty to look at and shoots straight up in the air - very cool!



We took the long way in the first time from the east and found a cool rock outcropping on the east side of the cool little hill that pops out of the valley floor! There sure were some gorgeous colored big rocks! We had a lot of fun out exploring land that day and these rocks are just a short distance from the property and a fun place to go play!





This big chunk of land was once part of the old Gamble Ranch. You can tell this by looking at the parcel map link where is says "gamble district". This was split up many years ago but there still is the old ranch to the north of Montello. It is a beautiful drive up to the Gamble Ranch and the road takes you on an incredible drive through a narrow fertile valley with gorgeous crops growing along the river! There is a dedicated easement surrounding all of the parcels for ingress and egress so you have the right to put in the road to your property and cross other easements to get to yours!

The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) map shows that there is 640 acres (1 square mile) of BLM land 10 acres to the west and another square mile 30 acres to the south as seen in the BLM map. Each square on the BLM map represents one square mile. For more information on BLM land you can visit BLM.gov.

In 2012 I drove around the Pilot Mountains and included several photos and a video of it in the additional photos area. I found deer, elk, antelope, rabbits, a mirage on the Great Salt Lake Desert, and the pink, orange and purple sunset over the Pilot Mountains! I am not sure what's more stunning, the way the dry salt flat looks like real water or the stunning elk! Loved it!



A few locals educated me about how sacred these mountains were to the natives who lived here many years ago when we stopped in for a bite to eat at the Cowboy Bar Cafe in 2012. They told me that the Pilot Mountains, Toano Mountains and the valley between is filled with arrows, old sewing needles and lots more remnants from those who lived here many, many years ago!

We stopped at the Cowboy Bar Cafe again in 2013 for a bite to eat and to warm up and met a couple cowboys that said they worked at the Gamble Ranch and I spent the next hour bending their ear! They said it had been a very cold winter and it was common for some cattle to die and we had just finished picking up a big skull. I included a few photos in the additional photos area of these truly nice gentlemen - thanks guys!



Pilot Valley is the very first place I ever saw a herd of wild horses! They were so stunning – standing there watching me across the valley – tails blowing in the wind! I love my job - TYG!



This is a very rural and remote valley well off the beaten path with a few people scattered up and down it and with the town of Montello, population 138, being the hub for the valley. It offers a gas/mini grocery store, post office and restaurant. I don't ever recall NOT seeing an antelope when I visited this valley and I have seen wild horses roaming out here as well - absolutely stunning when you see them for your first time!

In 2013 we came across some people out exploring on a side by side just N of Montello. It was a family with a young child with them and they said they were out shedding. I asked what shedding was and learned that they were collecting antlers from the antelope and others that had shed them...ya ok I got it!



I have explored the west side of the Toano Mountains and it is miles of jeep trails to explore with antelope running around. I've seen hunters coming out the canyons on several occasions. Apparently there are elk out there although I have not seen them myself but in October 2014 we were stopped by a hunter with a quad asking if we had seen any elk. He said they liked to hang out in the mountain just across the valley to the west. He also commented on a few people that had improved their properties on the west side of the mountains.



Elko is about 2 hours to the west where you will find a hospital and major shopping. Wendover is a larger town to the SE less than an hour on Interstate 80 and people in this valley commute there for work as well as groceries. There is also a mine that has been expanding its operations along Interstate 80 to the south.



I was just telling Amber a few weeks ago about how the boot part of the valley was one of my favorite parts. I've been down here a few times now and have spent extra time hiking up a few hills and over a few rocks - what a fun place to explore! This farm girl gives it 2 thumbs up! Char the Explorer : )


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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

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Elko County Montello Area Photos

All of these photos were taken on our journeys to the small town of Montello, Nevada and Elko County! Located in NE Nevada near the Idaho/Utah/Nevada state lines, Montello is a small community but offers a gas/mini grocery store, post office and restaurant.

In January 2015 I spoke to Elko County Public Works Dept and was told they were putting in a metered water station in Montello where you can get drinkable water to haul. The county is in charge of it and access is thru a key pad with a pin # for a monthly fee. You can contact them for further information.

Wendover is a larger town to the SE on I80 and people in this valley commute there for work as well and groceries.

The big town of Elko is about 1.5 hours to the west where you will find a hospital and major shopping. The population of Elko County is over 52,000. The Great Salt Lake sits on the other side of the Pilot Mountains to the east and Salt Lake City is about two hours away. Reno sits on the other side of the state.

The valley is surrounded by two mountain ranges with Pilot Peak to the East and the Toano Mountain Range to the East. The elevation of Pilot Peak reaches up to 10,716 feet.

A video I made of my drive around the E side of the Pilot Mountain Range and the Great Sale Lake Desert in June 2012. It was filled with elk! Incredible!

 

Elko County is located in northeastern Nevada, 295 miles east of Reno and 237 miles west of Salt Lake City. With 17,135 square miles it is one of the largest counties in the USA and is the heart of NE Nevada. A book listing American towns with the highest quality of life declared Elko, Nevada, "The Best Small Town in America."

It is a small city, and a booming trading and service center for a mining and ranching area roughly the size of New England. In 2005 Relocate-America.com has named Elko City as 1 of the "Top 100 Places To Live" in the United States.

The weather in Elko County is considered ideal by many. Summer finds hot, dry afternoons with temperatures in the 90s, cooling to the low 40s and 50s by morning. Winters are moderate with lows typically in the 20s or 30s. Daytime highs during the winter months are in the 40s or 50s. Snowfall averages 42 inches per year and generally melts quickly. Yearly rainfall ranges from 9 to 10.5 inches. Sunny skies are usually seen over 300 days a year!

The land is mountainous and interspersed with low, flat valleys. The Humboldt River flows through the county. Elko County provides unlimited recreational opportunities with fishing, big game hunting (mule deer, elk, antelope and bighorn sheep), snowmobiling, ice fishing, mountain biking, hiking, camping, boating and skiing.

A video of my first journey around the Ruby Mountains in June 2004! Includes Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the Humboldt River and the Last Chance Ranch II by Spring Creek and Elko, Nevada!

Helpful Links:

Obtaining a Right Of Way Grant on Public Lands

Click Here for the Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest website.

Click Here for big game hunting in the Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest website.

Click Here for Hunting and Fishing through the Nevada Department of Wildlife website.

Click Here for fishing at South Fork Reservoir on the Nevada State Parks website.


SALE TERMS & DISCLOSURES

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Sales Process and Terms

Please conduct your due diligence research and be sure to ask all questions prior to hitting the "Buy Now" button below.

All of the maps and information provided in this listing are intended to assist you in your due diligence research. We try and include many resources that we use ourselves. Over the years we have found information to be incorrect like a road that shows on an aerial photo or street map that we can't find because it is overgrown or doesn't exist or a difference in GPS settings. So while we try and include as much of this information as possible we greatly encourage you to carefully do your research to be sure the property suits your needs.

If you would like to purchase this property click on the "Buy It Now" button at the bottom of the listing. A form will ask for your name, email address and phone number. There is a box to indicate if you are purchasing if for cash or financing. Once you click submit it will change the Status at the top of the listing from "Available" to "Sale Pending". We will hold it for you for 3 days. We will then send you an email that confirms our agreement and our process to complete the transaction. Please contact us within 24 hours of receiving that email from us and we will continue to hold the property for you.

Payment is due within 3 days unless prior arrangements are made. You can either send a cashier's checks or money orders, or you can call the office with a debit or a credit card. We often have several interested buyers in the same property and in fairness we keep the property available until someone is 100% prepared to complete the transaction.

If purchasing for cash, once we have received payment we will prepare all documents necessary to transfer ownership and even include a check to cover all recording fees and transfer taxes as well. It's all part of the non-refundable $150 doc prep fee!

If purchasing a Contract for Deed Click Here to view the highlights of our owner financing. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO CLICKING THE BUY IT NOW BUTTON FOR CONTRACTS!

With my sincere thanks,

Char : )

Please feel free to call me at 360-550-8943 with any questions!