Sprawling West Texas ranch, once owned by ranching dynasty, lists for $6M

A nearly 5,000-acre West Texas ranch, property that reportedly once belonged to Texas' famous Kokernot ranching family, was put on the market earlier this year for $6.36 million.

Located just outside of Alpine in Brewster County (Texas' largest county by area and among its least densely populated), Anchor Land & Cattle is a working ranch that the listing says is suited for both grazing and hunting.

The natural environment of the sprawling acreage, listed by Republic Ranches, is comprised of rolling grasslands as well as "commanding" views of nearby mountains such as Mitre Peak, Henderson Mesa, and the Davis and Barilla ranges.

(Anchor Land & Cattle. Siggi Ragnar)

(Anchor Land & Cattle.

Mitre Peak is also reportedly visible from one of the more famous ranches in the region, according to a recent article in the Cenizo Journal, the Kokernot O6 ranch.

The Kokernot family first came to America in 1818, and descendants of the original arrivals moved to Texas just a few years later.

At its peak, the ranch was as large as half a million acres across three counties, according to the Texas State Historical Society.

The family was listed earlier this year as the 40th largest landowner in the U.S., with 278,000 acres under its heirs.

(Anchor Land & Cattle. Siggi Ragnar)

(Anchor Land & Cattle. Siggi Ragnar)

Anchor Land & Cattle was once part of the family's holdings.

(Anchor Land & Cattle. Siggi Ragnar)

That wildlife—including dove, javelina and waterfowl—is fed by the pieces of Alpine and Moss creeks that cross the acreage

Ref: Sprawling West Texas ranch, once owned by ranching dynasty, lists for $6M (chron)

Photo Credit- Siggi Ragnar