Boulder County Mountain Homes Properties Communities

West of the City of Boulder in Boulder County are a number of mountain communities.  Some of these mountain homes are at the very edge of Boulder within minutes of Downtown Boulder, while other mountain properties may require a 25-minute drive to reach town.  In reaching your mountain real estate, you may encounter mountain tunnels, winding switchback roads and unpaved gravel roads. 

These Boulder mountain communites represent privately owned lands that predate the creation of the U.S. Forest system.  They were likely land transfered at the turn of the previous century as mining claims.  As a result, many mountain properties border U.S. Forest Service land.  In purchasing Boulder mountain real estate, it is fun to obtain the original “land patent” documenting the first transfer of the land from the federal government.  It may have a colorful name such as The Long Fellow Lode and date back to 1897. 

Aside from the scenic beauty of living in the mountains and the increased privacy, you will be joined by mountain wildlife that includes deer, fox, owls, coyotes and an occassional bear or mountain lion.  There are a few guidelines to follow in coexisting with the wildlife like “don’t leave your trash container outside” to avoid tempting the bear from visiting.

While you may intially think that you are an isolated pioneer living in the wilderness, you quickly understand that you live in a neighborhood much like in-town.  You are a part of a Boulder mountain community where neighbors do watchout for each other and lend a helping hand when needed.

Another consideration in choosing a Boulder mountain property is the weather, especially the winter.  You are in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and it does snow.  Understand this and be prepared.  While beautiful in the summer, the scenery is stunning after a snowfall.

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