Delta County, Colorado Vineyard Land For Sale

Often overlooked for Colorado's other outdoor playgrounds to the west and north of Denver, the towns of Hotchkiss and nearby Paonia are part of Delta County, a 1,149-square-mile area with elevations ranging between 4,000 and 11,000 feet. Along with multiple vineyards and wineries, the lower slopes comprise farms and ranches, u-pick-em orchards and small towns for farmers' markets, antiques and crafts. The county is also the gateway to 30,750-acre Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, a popular outdoor destination for backpackers, kayakers and anglers. Gunnison Gorge is also a popular venue for summer whitewater rafting excursions down the wild and rugged Gunnison River. There was a combined nearly $277 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Colorado's Delta County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Delta County land for sale was nearly 100,000 acres. Delta County ranks 15th in the Rocky Mountain State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. There were four properties listed as sold in Delta County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $2,338,000. Of all locations in Delta County with farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale, Cedaredge had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Delta County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Delta County is Colorado's 40th largest county (1,148 square miles). It's located in the Southwest Colorado region of the state.