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Freehold on 160 acres out of the ALR (agricultural land reserve) completely surrounded by crown land. This is a very rare type of property that virtually never makes it onto the open market. The nearest neighbour to the north is 2.5km, the only other one, to the west is 5km away. Access is via a steep, winding road that is paved!, the 160 ac situated on a bench land approx. 500ft above the valley of the Kootenay River, fenced, mostly flat, gently rolling land, the east boundary bordering the sharply rising Rocky Mts. Year round water, of excellent quality, is supplied by a private creek coming from 3000ft higher, down a deep draw, then traversing the property to go underground at its S.E.corner, and comes with 75 ac/ft of water rights.
House is of natural log construction, hand peeled, cement blocks on concrete foundation with metal roof, main floor 1060 sq.ft., partial basement with cool room, washer/dryer, central vacuum, is 150 sq.ft., upper floor 460 sq.ft., with open ceiling above living room that has a huge rock fireplace. Main heating is provided by an outdoor wood-fired hot-water boiler OR electric boilers, 1 in shop and 1 in the house, you can switch between wood or electric heat. Other buildings incl. a 1500 sq.ft. 1 1/2 storey timberframed shop, completely finished, R20 insulation and metal roof, heated ; 960 sq.ft. post and beam barn, with metal roof, 16 x 12 greenhouse/chickencoop; 20 x 31 metal-roofed carport, 10 x 20 storage/woodshed; 40 x 12 combination Boiler/Woodshed holds up to 18 cords of wood; 34 x 24 equipment shed, 18` high, metal roof.
EQUIPEMENT INCLUDED: 6 ft Rotovator, 1991 CASE INTERNATIONAL tractor, 3600hrs, c/w Eeze-On front-end loader with Qwik Coupler attachments for 6 ft bucket, 8ft blade(3/8in. steel), 150 Gal. 20 ft boom sprayer (rarely used), 3 Pt hitch fertilizer spreader (holds 10 bags), 3 pt hitch rear blade. All stationary tools in shop, including: 10 in. Delta Cabinet Saw, Delta Dust collector, 16 in. Planer, Delta Floor Drill Press, 6in. Delta Jointer, 26 Gal Tank Speedaire Compressor with air supply drop/system, 235A Welder, all tools & equipment regularly serviced.
Although this is wilderness living, there are no shortage of available amenities: the ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT is only 40 mins away, Kimberly Ski Hill is 25 mi.distant, 48 mi. to Fairmont Hotsprings.
Location Details: 2 fishing lakes nearby, Excellent hunting, Birding, Excellent Hiking, 1 convenience store in Wasa, including fuel & propane, and Post Office.
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