DESCRIPTION: This
prestigious 340 acre ranch is one of the premier scenic properties
west of the Rockies. Nestled into the Sierra Nevada foothills at the
western boundary of Sequoia National Park, its gently rolling
terrain is primarily grassland and oak, with many large manzanita,
buckeye and sycamore; the sycamore inhabit shaded ravines that
follow creeks and streambeds.
On the upper part of the property a
thirty foot solid rock waterfall cascades into a small pool at its
base before running downstream into the Kaweah River. Since the
Kaweah was the historic home of the Yokut and Wukchumni tribes,
centuries old acorn grinding holes are found in several locations
across the ranch, but mainly in large flat solid granite outcrops
and boulders along the river’s edge.
Wildlife abounds; nearly every
species indigenous to the Sierra foothills can be found here. The
ranch is entirely fenced, with two sides bounded by BLM and Sequoia
National Park land; the main fork of the Kaweah River roughly traces
the third side up to the highway. Frontage on the Kaweah is over
half a mile, with several swimming holes, including one with a white
sand beach, a sheer rock cliff and a large deep pool with slight
current. During spring run off, the river is mostly white water with
well known class 3 & 4 rapids.
Well maintained gravel roads provide
access to several superb building sites, most of which have
un-obstructed views of famous Moro Rock and the high snow capped
peaks along the Western Divide. Alta Peak at nearly 11,000 feet,
figures prominently in this sweeping and peerless panorama. A
small but elegant cabin is situated near this powerful well.
The ranch includes a covered workshop
and equipment storage facility well removed from the building sites.
Two tractors (a Case 580k backhoe and a track driven Allis Chalmers
HD6), a 9 cubic foot mobile cement mixer and a 30 gallon towed spray
unit stay with the ranch ownership transfers. Most importantly,
Double Eagle Ranch has been preserved for perpetuity by a
conservation easement which nevertheless allows the construction of
three residences and accompanying outbuildings.
WATER & UTILITIES: One building site, perhaps the best of
them, has a well and has been prepared for underground electrical
service. There are two other wells on the ranch; one of them very
productive at over 200 gallons per minute. In addition, two
ponds have been created, one of which is fed by water diverted from
a Southern California Edison flume that passes through the property,
the other of which is fed by natural runoff.
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