, John Day, OR - Grant County

John Day Mountain View

Location: This home is located between John Day and Mt. Vernon, Oregon. It is off of

Highway 395 about 3 miles up Laycock Creek Road.

Size: 166.30 acres

Water: House well is 150’ with 30 gpm. There is a pond fed by a spring close to the

house as well as another spring on the property.

Improvements: 27 x 60 manufactured home built in 1996, $9,000 worth of updates this

last year. Very clean, open, roomy, bright. 30 x 48 shop, concrete floor

Very nice.

Wildlife: Owners have harvested antelope, deer on the property. Elk come through and

use the pond also. There are quail and chukars that stay around the pond and

the garden areas. 2 LOP bull tags and 2 LOP buck tags go with the ranch.

Yard Areas: There is a patio area behind the house that is cool in the summer and

protected. The owner mows about 9 acres around the house(mower will

stay with house). A 5000 sq.ft. garden area that is deer fenced is adjacent

to the house. There are young aspen, birch, maple, oak, as well as cherries

peaches, plums, apples, pears, and grapes. A 3000’ drip irrigation system

keeps these well watered and growing.

Climate: The climate is mild in the John Day Valley with not much snow and a great

amount of sunshine. Of all of eastern Oregon it is one of the loveliest places to

live. Rainfall will be in the 10”-16” range.

Grant County: The population of the county is about 7,000. It does not change much

because of it’s seclusion and really is quite a ways from freeways. You

are about 3 ½ hours from Boise and about 3 hours from Bend. Contrary

to most other counties, you are not in an adversarial position with the

county government. I think we have a lot more common sense here!!

General

Observations: This home is being offered because the owner wants to be

nearer his children. He has done a beautiful job with the landscaping of flowers, trees, and garden areas. The view is really fantastic because you have an almost 360 degree range. It is clean and neat. It will get warm in the summer but is never enough that they needed AC. The owner sees wildlife all of the time and relishes just the quietness of the home. There will be a few appliances to come with it along with an older D-4 Cat. The county has a new hospital along with helicopter emergency sevice available to Bend. It is a center for hunting in the fall and fishing in the spring.

Taxes: $2847

Price: $435,000

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