Custer County, Colorado Cottage Land For Sale

Occupying what is known as Wet Mountain Valley between the Sangre de Cristo peaks to the west and Wet Mountains to the east, Custer County also abuts Great Sand Dunes National Park on the southwestern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo range. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rockies. The county seat of Westcliffe is a rural community of fewer than 5,000 residents that has been recognized, along with neighboring Silver Cliff, by the International Dark-Sky Association for their lack of light pollution and visibility of the night sky. Awarded in 2015, the two towns are the highest of the existing 16 certified locations around the world, with their 8,000-foot altitude getting stargazers that bit closer to the stars and Milky Way. There was a total of nearly $172 million of land for sale in Custer County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Custer County farms and ranches for sale was nearly 10,000 acres. Custer County ranks 19th out of 64 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Custer County with farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale, Westcliffe featured the most land for sale. Based on its natural assets, tourism and recreation contribute significant revenue toward Custer County's overall GDP. Custer County is the 52nd largest county (739 square miles) in Colorado. It's located in the South Central Colorado region of Colorado.