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Real Estate Agent with Adventure Realty

Why is Snowflake, Arizona a great place for self sufficient living.   11-23-07
Snowflake Arizona sits at an altitude of between 5300 and 5800 feet above sea level.

  Snowflake sets over the Coconino sandstone aquifer.  This aquifer is one of the largest in the Southwest, with most private Wells hitting water at approximately 400 feet.  In the case of my home,  we hit water at 395 feet, which then rose of a static level of 265 feet.  When I last checked the cost of a well including equipment was between 12 and $15,000.

Snowflake is a mild four season climate, so that you experience, the change of seasons without the drastic highs and lows.

Snowflake is high desert and what I call the Juniper forest, but is also considered the White Mountain region of Arizona.  We experience mild moderate amounts of snow fall, which generally melts off the following day.  This makes for great solar and wind generation.  This combination of more than adequate water supplies, and very favorable conditions for alternative power sources makes this a great place for self sufficient living.  There are many people in the area, who already enjoy the freedom and self-sufficiency of solar and wind generation.  If you couple this with the ability to purchase large tracts of property at very reasonable prices.  You have found an ideal place for your self sufficient farm, ranch, or getaway.

Another benefit to living in the area is the access to fishing lakes, Sunrise ski resort, National Forest, the Petrified National Forest, the Navajo and Apache reservations and much more.

Last but not least this area is now a great investment for countries outside the United States because of the favorable exchange rates and already great values in this buyers market. 

Below I have included several links to interesting things about the area, including water resources. http://www.arizonaenergy.org/WaterEnergy/C-Aquifer.htm

http://az.water.usgs.gov/pubs/02-4026intro.htm

 

http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:6oM9espg5f8J:www.water.utah.gov/Planning/SWP/westcol/swp_wc19.pdf+Coconino+SandStone+Aquifer+Navajo+County+Acre+feet&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us

 

Thanks for reading

Joel Lawson

http://www.integrityrealty.net/

joel@joellawson.com

Comments (1)

Robert Huntsinger
Empire Realty - Upland, CA
Empire Realty Upland, CA - Full Service at a Discount

Hey, that place sounds real nice.  Will have to check it out one  day!!  Take care!

Nov 23, 2007 06:45 AM