Horse Mountain

Eagle Valley Land Trust, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and local landowners Peg and Chuck Rosenquist, have conserved the prominent 201-acre Horse Mountain property which keeps watch over the Brush Creek Valley. Horse Mountain is highly visible from much of I-70, near Eagle. The property is now permanently projected as part of the 557-acre Sutey Ranch land exchange, which includes land in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties.

Portions of the historic Lady Belle Mine are located on the property and while important from an historical perspective, the mine also serves as important habitat for the imperiled Townsend’s big-eared bat. Sensitive to human harassment, the bats provide essential benefits to our community in helping to control insect populations such as mosquitos.

The property also supports species that are considered rare or threatened, including the bald eagle, northern goshawk and Harrington’s penstemon. In addition, Horse Mountain provides important habitat for deer, elk, bear and mountain lion. These species will all benefit greatly, for generations, thanks to the Rosenquists and the conservation easement effort.

Things to do here:

Historical/agricultural heritage, conservation, wildlife

Species you may see:

Elk

Black Bear

Mountain Lion

Mule Deer

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