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This solar-powered home located near Las Vegas, New Mexico that sits on over 1,000 acres is on the market for $1.8M

Rachel Driskell Rachel Driskell Rachel Driskell Special to the Journal

Published August 14, 2023 - 12:00 p.m. Modified November 9, 2023 - 8:29 a.m.

If your heart is set on something resembling an-off grid paradise, a home for sale at 740 Apache Mesa Road is it.

Located in Los Montoyas near Las Vegas, El Rancho de Apache Mesa is a 1,400 acre deeded ranch with a 160 acre BLM (undeveloped land with no improvements) parcel in the middle of the ranch.

It's listed for $1,798,900.

This scenic ranch with mesa top, arroyos and deep canyons has been used as a cow calf and a horse operation in the past. The perimeter is partially fenced with five stock tanks, and one with a solar subsurface pump.

The solar site's power comes from a solar panel bank, and powers a barn, bunkhouse, bath house and water well. There are two wells - one at the main homestead site and another on the south side of the property.

The main homestead boasts a fairly new 5 stall red barn with an apartment built in 2018. The apartment has a bedroom upstairs and a bath and kitchen on the main floor of the horse barn. The interior offers a clean, minimalist design. The majority of the homestead has been crafted from natural, local resources. Stone and wood accents are featured throughout the multiple living spaces.

An old stone school house has been converted into a one room bunkhouse with running water. An owner-built rock bath house sits next to the bunkhouse and features a lion's foot bath tub and commode, with heat. The bathhouse offers a relaxing space to unwind after a day on the ranch. Not far from the horse barn is a rock office, easily adaptable for a variety of uses. About a half mile north is a large metal equipment storage building which has a water well.

Terrain on this ranch is varied with grazing pastures and several springs in the bottom of the canyons. Another spring lies in an area just below the homestead site. Grasses are predominantly native. Tree cover is juniper, pinon and lots of ponderosa pine. Wildlife abounds with bears, deer, big cats and reports of elk on the ranch. No hunting permits exist but could be applied for.