Acreage for sale in the beautiful high ponderosa forest area between Silver City and Pinos Altos, NM off of hwy 15. The plots for sale are either a 7 acre piece for 95k or a five acre plot for 85k.

This is the perfect place for a SW mountain home and even more perfect for a green home. Many in this area build their own and live off the grid. Strawbale, adobe, green building and solar are very popular in this area.

Pinos Altos, also known as PA, is 10 miles from Silver City, NM and sits on the edge of the Gila National Forest and Wilderness. It is home to the famous Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House. Greg Brown and other well known musicians stop in from time to time.

Silver City is the location of the famous Tour of the Gila bike race of which Lance Armstrong and other pros has participated for the last couple of years. There is a university, private and charter schools. There are many art galleries, local businesses and events.

The Gila National Forest has spectacular scenery ranging from high cool mountains with aspen and Douglas-fir to warm semi-arid lowlands with juniper, oak and cactus. It is one of the more remote and least developed National Forests in the southwest. Covering 3.3 million acres of publicly owned forest and range land, the Forest is the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States. The Forest is also home to the first proclaimed Wilderness area.

• The area is in mixed ponderosa, doug fir, cedar, scrub oak
• It has beautiful mountain views and flat building sites
• It is on a dead end and private road
• Access roads and driveways are in
•  Electric is available easily and inexpensively
• Water and mineral rights not sold seperate from land so are included
• Property taxes are low
• It is only 7 miles from Silver City and 5 miles from PA
• No restrictions on horses or livestock
• There is underground water and wells are viable all around the area
•  Temperatures are generally mild, giving us four gentle seasons to enjoy.

 Whether retiring or for a second or primary home, this secret wonderful place is sure to feel like a sanctuary.