Home/Pitkin County/Parcel R003255

Data as of 2026-08-22

Parcel record

234 Difficult Ln

Name: 234 DIFFICULT LN
Address: Pitkin County, CO

Aspen, CO

Private owner · Pitkin County, CO

Out-of-stateVery HighZone X (minimal)

Relevant toRegenerate· regenerative potential Find water· 6 water rights Federal minerals· federal mineral estate below Wildfire exposure· very-high wildfire

Est. market value

$19,519,162

$/sqft comp · high confidence

Assessor: $33,201,300

Last sale: $2,400,000 on 1996-08-16

Water rights

decreed right record(s) associated

Lot size

15.19 ac

661,560 sf

Structure

Built 2000

6 bd / 8 ba · 14,534 sf

Value, lot & structure: Pitkin County Assessor · Water rights: CO Division of Water Resources (CDSS) · Retrieved 2026-08-22

WildfireHighCSFS FloodLowFEMA NFHL MineralsNeeds reviewBLM · ECMC WaterNeeds reviewCO DWR DistressClearCounty Clerk

Needs review means a record exists that requires verification. No record means nothing is on file — which is not an all-clear.

Acrescope Verdict

Diligence signal · exp.

13/100

low signal

A split estate — the minerals beneath are federally owned.

Federal Mineral Estate (Split Estate)

Federal-owned minerals below (split estate)

Water-Rights Parcel

Decreed water-right record(s) associated

Regenerative-Potential Land

Next3 rebate programs match this addressaction plan · 2 items ↓

Acrescope Indicators

Filings: dormant

Proprietary multi-domain composite — distress, fire, geohazards, soils, ownership & water records joined to one parcel.

Signal 13/100 (low) — Low-signal · typical for the county

Motivated Seller Score

0/100

low

Among the least-motivated in county

Top contributing factor

Very High wildfire risk

Acrescope Risk Model v0.2 · experimentalNot yet calibrated — the cited records outrank the number. How it’s computed · geohazard/soil coverage for this parcel: 50%

Map view

Esri World Imagery · 39.14629, -106.78292· 619 water rights within 5 mi (nearest 80 mapped)· 2 NIFC fire perimeters within 50 mi

Parcel Neighbor boundaryNearby parcel (by risk) Water right Fire perimeter · 2 within 50 mi 10 min drive 20 min 30 min

Location

Centroid: 39.146286, -106.782919 (WGS84). View on map: Google Maps

Action plan for this parcel

Prioritized recommendations derived from this parcel's patterns, applicable rebates, and county-level context.

1.
3 rebate programs match this address
Recommendedrebate
Across state, county, and local sponsors — up to $1,000 stackable. Includes Aspen Fire Protection District Chipper Day; Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Income Tax Credit; Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation (FRWRM) Grant.
Open Rebate Stack →
2.
Verify owner mailing address is current
Optionalcompliance
Owner of record is out-of-state. If you are the owner, ensure your county assessor has a current mailing address — undelivered tax bills are the most common precursor to tax-lien foreclosure.

Acrescope presents data and surfaces actions — it does not provide financial, legal, tax, or insurance advice. Confirm with a qualified professional before incurring costs.

The deal

What this parcel is worth, what encumbers it, and what its paper trail says — value, distress, listings, sales, and tax.

Estimated market valuehigh confidence

$/sqft comp — clean recent arms-length sales, by county.

Estimate

$19,519,162

range $13,211,406 – $27,338,454

County median

$1,343/sqft

14,534 sqft · 851 comps

This parcel's recorded sale

$2,400,000

1996-08-16

· Wide range — county $/sqft mixes condos, single-family and luxury; the low–high band matters more than the point.
· County-level comp model — no adjustment for condition, view, or remodel. An estimate, not an appraisal.

Distress signals

No distress filings on record for this parcel. We monitor county clerk recordings (NEDs, lis pendens, liens, judgements) and join them via fuzzy name match.

For sale

No active for-sale listings on record for this parcel. We track public-record foreclosure-sale lists (county Public Trustee) and attach them here when a sale is scheduled.

Sale history

1 recorded sale

1996-08-16
$2,400,000

Source: county assessor sale records.

Tax mailing

2050 ROYAL PALM WAY, BOCA RATON, FL 33432-7445

The land

What the ground itself is — cover, soils, buildability, water, minerals, and the public land around it.

Soils

USDA SSURGO — Haplocryolls (Haplocryolls-Cryaquolls, frequently flooded complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes). Land-capability class rates farm/graze suitability (1 best → 8 unsuited).

Farmland class: Not prime farmland
Land-capability (irrigated): 6c
Land-capability (non-irrigated): 6c
Drainage: Well drained
Hydrologic group: C
Slope: 8%
Avail. water capacity: 0.16 cm/cm

Buildability

Construction feasibility synthesized across slope, soils, landslide & flood — the constraints a land buyer pays for, joined to one parcel.

Build constraint

Favorable

Gentle slope (~8%)
Group-C soil — slow infiltration

Partial coverage — based on the soil/geohazard layers present for this parcel; the read sharpens as those backfill.

Water security

Decreed surface-water rights & seniority synthesized into one prior-appropriation read — the water question a ranch or land buyer leads with.

Water security

Secured

6 decreed water rights on record (oldest priority 1968) — a transferable water asset that conveys with the land.

Water rights (6)

Oldest priority date: 1968-05-15

Priority	Structure	Source	Decreed
1986-07-10	POPCORN POND(Reservoir)WDID 3804050 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	0.055 A
1968-05-15	A R SMITH DITCH NO 1(Ditch)WDID 3801827 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	0.2 C
1989-07-01	DIFFICULT PUMP(Pump)WDID 3801840 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	0.25 C
2002-07-24	BLACK DIAMOND DITCH(Ditch)WDID 3801978 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	2 C
2005-12-27	RUSSELL WIGHT DEPLETION REACH(Reach)WDID 3817070 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	—
2005-12-27	WIGHT POND(Reservoir)WDID 3803694 ↗	ROARING FORK RIVER	1.6 A

Water wells (11)

11 permitted water wells fall within this parcel (primarily household use only). A permitted well is real, recorded water access from the CO Division of Water Resources — and on unbuilt rural land it is often the gating utility for buildability.

Permitted wells: 11
Primary use: Household use only
Max yield: 31 gpm
Deepest well: 116 ft
Most recent permit: 2018-12-04

Source: the Colorado Division of Water Resources well-permit registry (CDSS). These are WATER wells (domestic / irrigation / stock), not oil & gas wells. Descriptive, not legal advice — confirm the permit, decreed use, and yield with CO DWR before relying on them.

Oil & gas wells

No oil & gas wells within ½ mile of this parcel. Sourced from the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) public registry.

Adjacent federal lands

Nearest USFS / NPS / BLM / FWS-managed units within ~5 mi of the parcel centroid. Source: USGS PAD-US v3.0.

USFS· NF
White River National Forest
parcel inside unit boundary
0 mi
2,289K ac

Distance is measured to the nearest edge of each unit's bounding box (a fast approximation, not precise polygon containment). “Inside unit boundary” means the parcel centroid sits within the unit's bbox; verify against the unit's precise boundary before acting.

Federal mineral estate

Split estate · find more

This parcel's centroid sits inside 3 BLM-mapped federal mineral-estate polygons — meaning the federal government owns some or all of the minerals beneath this surface property (a “split estate”).

Mineral rights designation: No Minerals
Federal estate acres overlapping: 115

Source: BLM Colorado Federal Mineral Estate (Solid Colors). Split-estate ownership is common in the Western US — verify deed history and any mineral-rights conveyance/reservation before relying on this signal.

The risk

What could burn, flood, slide, or fail to insure — and how exposed this parcel actually is.

Active wildfires within 50 miles (2)

Source: NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) current perimeters. Updated multiple times daily.

Incident	Acres	Contained	Distance
Kittle	25	—	13.6 mi
Willow	7,196	80%	17.8 mi

Climate & environmental risk

Wildfire damage potential (CO-WRA)

Very High▾

Wildfire damage potential is Very High. Mitigation work materially reduces risk and qualifies for rebates + insurance discounts.

CO-WRA bld_dmg_pot tier: Very High
Acrescope wildfire component (0-100): 100

Actions that move this rating

Defensible-space rebate stack — Run the Acrescope rebate-stack tool for this address. CO offers up to $30K+ stackable across state, county, town, and nonprofit programs.
Wildfire Partners / IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home certification — Independent home-hardening certification. Accepted by Allstate, State Farm, USAA, AmFam — typically reduces premium 10-15% on the standard wildfire surcharge.
Schedule a free wildfire assessment — Most CO mountain fire districts and county Wildfire Councils offer free on-site risk assessments. Apply outputs to the rebate-stack actions above.

Source: Colorado Wildfire Risk Assessment (CO-WRA) · bld_dmg_pot

FEMA flood zone

Zone X (minimal)▾

Zone X — minimal flood hazard mapped. Optional flood insurance still recommended for finished basements.

FEMA NFHL zone: X
NFHL subtype: AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD
Special Flood Hazard Area: No
Acrescope flood component (0-100): 0

Actions that move this rating

Basement / finished-lower-level coverage — Even Zone X parcels can flood from snowmelt, hill runoff, or burst pipes. Confirm your homeowner policy covers below-grade water; add NFIP PRP if it does not.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)

In Special Flood Hazard Area?

Nearest SNOTEL station

Independence Pass10.4 mi · 10,570 ft

Snowpack reference for this area — link out for current SWE + 30-year normal.

Past fires near this parcel

Historical wildfire perimeters within 5 miles of the parcel centroid. Source: NIFC InterAgencyFirePerimeterHistory.

Fires within 5 mi: 2
Most recent: Difficult — 2009
Total acres burned within 5 mi: 1,211

Show all 2 fires ▾

Difficult2009
<1 ac· 0.7 mi
Weller Lake1980
1,211 ac· 5.0 mi

CAIC avalanche paths nearby

Mapped highway avalanche paths within ~2 mi of the parcel centroid. Source: Colorado Avalanche Information Center + CDOT.

Paths within 2 mi: 25(1 contain this parcel)
Closest path: Smuggler Mt Group C80.42 mi

Show all 25 paths ▾

Smuggler Mt Group C8MP 43.5-47.8
0.42 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C7MP 43.5-47.8
0.44 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C6MP 43.5-47.8
0.52 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D1MP 43.5-47.8
0.53 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C5MP 43.5-47.8
0.58 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D2MP 43.5-47.8
0.60 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C4MP 43.5-47.8
0.68 mi
Independence BowlMP 45.1parcel in path
0.75 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D3MP 43.5-47.8
0.77 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C3MP 43.5-47.8
0.77 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C2MP 43.5-47.8
0.85 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D4MP 43.5-47.8
0.92 mi
Smuggler Mt Group C1MP 43.5-47.8
0.93 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D5MP 43.5-47.8
1.01 mi
Smuggler Mt Group D6MP 43.5-47.8
1.08 mi
DifficultMP 47
1.24 mi
Smuggler Mt Group E1MP 43.5-47.8
1.58 mi
Tagerts C2MP 47
1.67 mi
Tagerts C1MP 47
1.75 mi
Smuggler Mt Group E2MP 43.5-47.8
1.81 mi

CAIC's published path inventory covers state-highway corridors. Backcountry avalanche terrain off highways is not included.

Emergency services proximity

Drive time via OpenRouteService. Falls back to straight-line distance until cached. Service locations from OpenStreetMap.

Nearest fire station

10.4 mi

Unnamed station

Aspen Fire Protection District

7907 Upper River Road, Woody Creek, CO, 81656

Nearest hospital

4.3 mi

Aspen Valley Hospital

401 Castle Creek Road, Aspen, CO, 81611

Drive time is computed on first view; refresh in a few seconds to see actual minutes.

The owner

Who holds it, through what entity, and what else that owner holds.

Corporate ownershipOut-of-state owner

Individual owner of record. No Colorado Secretary of State business entity matched to this parcel's owner name.

Neighborhood cluster · Quiet cluster

40 parcels within 1 mile of this property. Average Acrescope Risk Score: 16/100.

parcels nearby

with distress

high-risk (50+)

Neighborhood demographics

Block group 000500-2 · ACS 2022 5-year estimate. Population 1,020.

Median household income: $120,571
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $1,490/mo
Median age: 35.4
Owner-occupied: 51.9%(309 of 595 units)
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.6%
Vacancy rate: 34.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2022 5-year estimates, block group 080970005002. Block groups average ~1,500 people; these stats describe the surrounding community, not this parcel specifically.

Where the free page ends

Everything above is the free record check. The $99 report is the diligence layer — the same eight sections, taken to source depth, as a PDF you can hand to a lender, insurer, or attorney.

Verdict & action plan — full write-up with every claim cited to its record (free: summary above)
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Property & valuation — comp set, ag use-value adjustment, valuation walk-through (free: assessor value above)
Land & stewardship — land cover, soils, buildability, regenerative potential
Water & subsurface — each decreed right with priority date, WDID, and diversion history (free: counts above)
Climate & hazards — burn history, insurability workup, mitigation rebate stack (free: tiers above)
Distress & ownership — filing-by-filing record and the owner’s full entity network (free: flags above)
Sources & methodology — every source record linked, dated, and retrievable

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Freeze risk

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Compute freeze-risk profile

Elevation-driven freeze tier + tiered winterization checklist ordered by what breaks first.

Pitkin County Assessor · record of parcel

Parcel ID: 2351dc43-9558-4298-a63d-10053745842b
APN: 273728300014
Schedule: R003255

Retrieved 2026-08-22

Records as of, by domain

Assessor record: 2026-08-22
Sale history: 2026-06-02
Water rights: 2026-08-20
Well permits: 2026-06-09
Oil & gas wells: 2026-08-20
Federal mineral estate: 2026-08-22
Flood zones: 2026-06-03
Fire perimeters: 2026-08-22
Distress filings: 2026-08-22
Entity registrations: 2026-08-22
Conservation easements: 2026-06-11

The date our copy of that office’s records last changed — domains update on different cadences.