997 N Dory Lakes Dr, Black Hawk, CO 80422

A pristine chalet-style mountain home with large rooms and a loft master bedroom with glorious views. High vaulted ceilings, a master bedroom skylight, and large south facing windows provide an abundance of natural light and sublime views of the Colorado Front Range and Golden Gate Canyon State Park. This beautifully maintained Rocky Mountain property utilizes an exceptional floor plan which includes 4 bedrooms (2 master suites), a beautiful kitchen and cozy living/dining space with a wood burning fireplace and 2 kitchens (giving the property owner the option of a lower level basement rental or private self-contained mother-in-law quarters). A well-built home; over-insulated with 2 X 6 construction and interior wood shutters, wood blinds and/or thermal curtains throughout. The house has four separate central heating zones. Both the loft master suite and the 3 additional central heating zones use Nest Learning and Nest E thermostats in conjunction with additional Nest remote temperature sensors to provide exceptional central heating control whether at home or remotely via the Nest app. The property includes both battery and wired combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors (First Alert & app enabled smart Nest Protect detectors) on all three floors, an exterior lightning protection system covering both the house and garage, a screened porch and enclosed dog run (and an exterior fenced dog run) along with extensive balcony decking to enjoy the mountain vistas. Primarily flat acreage with a circle drive and oversize, 3-car, drive thru garage along with two exterior 30-amp RV electrical hook-ups for the outdoorsmen amongst you. The garage includes a vented wood-burning stove (ideal if you wish to use some of the space as a workshop) and utilizes 3 remote-operated garage doors. The property includes an owner-built nature path that runs around the 1.12 acreage with park benches for resting under the lodgepole pines. There is also a picnic area with a cedarwood gazebo, as well as a rock garden and two small ponds, one with a bridge. Nature lovers will doubtless enjoy the large variety of mountain birds, pine and ground squirrels, chipmunks and cottontails. In addition, moose and deer often stop by and graze on the willow bushes as well as the aspen trees. You will also occasionally see black bears, coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions. Color-changing solar lights have been placed along the nature path and in the rockery. Beautiful at night! Trees on the property have been regularly mitigated to ensure that homeowners property insurance remains available and affordable to potential owners. As of November 1, 2018 the Timberline Fire Public Protection Classification (PPC) Rating stands at 5 which should command lower property insurance premiums. The Neighborhood POA includes 3 private fishing lakes. Fishing license is available for purchase along with HOA dues ($60/yr). You will also have the advantage of lower property taxes just by living in Gilpin county. The property is located 5 miles (10 minutes) north of the old gold rush towns of Black Hawk and Central City off of Hwy 119, approximately 35 minutes from Golden and Evergreen, 50 minutes from downtown Denver and just 1 hour 15 minutes from Denver International Airport.