Fool's Luck, Black Hawk, CO 80422
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Fool's Luck,Black Hawk, CO 80422
$1,950,000
- - Acres
- Lots / Land
- Coming Soon
Listed by: carl schembri, jessica anderson
Office: veda modern properties
MLS#:1869577
Source:ML
Price summary
- Price:$1,950,000
About this home
A private ribbon of patented land carved by water and history. Offered as a premier asset within the Bonanza Land LLC portfolio, The Fool’s Luck Placer is an extraordinary, roughly 36-acre patented estate dating to 1884, presented alongside the nearby 4.99-acre Buck Horn claim. Traced by the living water of Missouri Gulch and branching west into Stewart Gulch, this remarkable property is anything but conventional. Rather than a standard grid, it follows the natural contour of the valley floor, unfolding across nearly 2.5 linear miles of pristine timber, hidden alpine meadows, and protected wilderness.
The estate commences on Missouri Gulch just north of the Pickle Gulch Campground within the Arapaho National Forest, traveling continuously north to terminate just shy of the historic Wide Awake Ranch and Waterhouse. In a spectacular hydrological display, the famous mountain spring originating at Wide Awake continues its natural path directly down through the length of The Fool's Luck, feeding a vibrant stream corridor and a quiet 50-foot forest pond the where listing agent recently observed fish.
Located just east of the expansive Apex Assemblage (also available), this property provides a beautiful valley-floor counterpoint to Apex's high ridgelines. Given its massive 2.5-mile span, a visionary buyer has a compelling canvas to explore a potential development rights transfer from the Apex acreage, offering a theoretical path to establish 10-15 water-adjacent residential sites, subject to county approval.
Mere minutes from the historic Gilpin County courthouse complex, schools, recreation center, and Black Hawk, this patented holding represents the ultimate generational compound or conservation jewel. Includes the separate Buck Horn claim as a close companion foothold. All conceptual uses, access conditions, and zoning criteria are subject to buyer verification with Gilpin County. See Exhibit A and B in Supplements for additional information....
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Home facts
- Listing ID #:1869577
Structure and exterior
- Lot Features:Borders National Forest
Finances and disclosures
- Price:$1,950,000
- Tax amount:$1,449 (2026)
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