Discovery Channel founder’s $149 million ranch listed

The Colorado ranch owned by Discover Channel founder John Hendricks has been listed at $149 million

Discovery Channel founder’s $149 million ranch listed
The Colorado ranch owned by Discover Channel founder John Hendricks has been listed at $149 million.

The listing is one of the most significant in the West with almost 7,000 acres in Mesa County, Colorado and spreading into Grand County, Utah. The sale includes the estate and four distinct land parcels.

The West Creek Ranch headquarters includes the main residence of more than 22,000 square feet of indoor living space that includes eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms on four levels, oversized elevator servicing all four levels.

There’s a great room, formal dining room, breakfast room, chef's kitchen, spacious study, art studio, theater room, game room, gym, staff quarters, pool and spa, four water fountains, six fireplaces, a two-level circular stone library, interior marble archways and columns, modern and geo-thermal heating and cooling, a backup generator, a five-car garage, a helipad, and all furnishings.

The West Creek Ranch parcels include Sky Mesa (approx. 5,803 acres), Gill Meadows (approx. 389 acres) and Blue Creek parcels (approx. 450 acres).

Other facilities in his huge listing include an observatory with 20" Meade telescope and rotating copper dome, Creekside Guest House, Summer Cabin, and even an aircraft hangar.

"I look forward to reaching out to touch the same emotions in the next curator that inspired John Hendricks and drove him to preserve this fascinating and one-of-a-kind treasure in perpetuity for all to enjoy," said LIV Sotheby's International Realty listing broker, Kerry Endsley.