What Almont Wells Cost, Produce, and Require

How deep are wells around Almont?

How much water do wells make near Almont?

Almont well depth is usually modest, but bedrock controls the result

Almont wells have a median reported depth of 95 feet. The middle half runs from 57 to 180 feet, so a typical drilling bid may be based on a relatively shallow hole, but the spread is substantial. Fifty-two percent of recorded wells are under 100 feet, while 33% fall between 100 and 300 feet.

Depth becomes less predictable in fractured mountain rock. Fifteen percent of wells are between 300 and 600 feet, and 1% are deeper than 600 feet. The deepest record reaches 850 feet. Those deeper examples matter when comparing properties: a nearby successful well does not prove that the same fracture will continue beneath a new homesite.

Yields around Almont are generally strong on the reported wells

Among the 124 wells reporting pump yield, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute, with the middle half between 10.0 and 15.0 gallons per minute. Sixty-seven percent report more than 15 gallons per minute, while 27% report between 5 and 15 gallons per minute.

Six percent produce between 1 and 5 gallons per minute, and 0% are reported below 1 gallon per minute. That is encouraging for a buyer, but it is not a promise for an unbuilt lot. Ask what the permitted use allows and have the completed well tested. Household demand also depends on storage, pump capacity, fixtures, and any livestock or irrigation plans.

Water levels show no simple evidence of a dropping table

The median static water level is 40 feet below the surface, with the middle half between 30 and 100 feet. Only 42 records report a static water level, so this is a smaller sample than the depth records and should be treated as a local reference rather than a site-specific measurement.

By measurement decade, the median was 44 feet below surface in the 2010s and 35 feet in the 2020s. That series does not show a deeper median water level in the newer decade. Water levels can still vary by season, elevation, recharge, and fracture connection, so a driller or hydrologist should evaluate the actual parcel.

Almont’s permit history points to long local drilling experience

Colorado DWR records include permits from the 1950s through the 2020s, with the newest permit issued in 2025. The largest group is from the 1990s, with 130 permits. Records also show 70 permits from the 2000s, 60 from the 2010s, and 23 from the 2020s.

Bob Williams Drilling Co., listed as Williams, Robert F., appears most often with 222 records. Sharpe Drilling Co. has 17, and Mark A. Huffington has 13. These records show who has worked in the area; they are not a quality ranking. Confirm current licensing, availability, references, access requirements, and the written scope before hiring.

A median-depth Almont well models at $12,200 to $21,500 finished

The local cost model uses fractured mountain bedrock, including granite and gneiss, at $65 to $100 per foot. At the 95-foot median depth, the drilled hole models at about $6,200 to $9,500.

A finished well adds the pump, pressure tank, trenching, and electrical work. The modeled total is about $12,200 to $21,500 at the median depth. A deeper hole can move beyond that range, and difficult access, casing, grout, rock conditions, water testing, power distance, and site preparation may add cost. Request an itemized bid that separates drilling from completion and allowances.

Check contamination, septic layout, access, and dry-hole risk

The mapped area within about 10 miles contains 1 PFAS sampling or contamination site, 27 historic mine features, and 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites. These facts do not establish a problem on a particular parcel. They do support checking environmental records, historic land use, mine features, and laboratory water testing before closing or occupying a home.

Most permits are for domestic or household use at 80%; stock use is 8%, irrigation is 3%, and monitoring is 6%. Confirm the permit’s allowed use before planning gardens, animals, or additional buildings. Locate the well and septic system together, preserve required separation, plan equipment access, and confirm power and driveway grades. A dry hole or low-yield result remains possible in fractured bedrock even where nearby wells perform well.

What to do before buying an Almont lot

Start with the Colorado DWR permit map and compare the closest completed wells, not just the countywide averages. Look for reported depth, yield, static water level, construction details, and the named aquifer. Around Almont, 481 permits identify unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer conditions, while 3 identify alluvial water and 1 identifies the Mesa Verde Group. No recorded wells identify the Denver Basin aquifer.

For a buildable parcel, obtain a driller’s access and cost review before removing inspection contingencies. Ask about a drilling depth allowance, casing and grout, pump testing, storage, electrical service, trenching, septic suitability, and water-quality testing. If the property is near Crested Butte, Gunnison, Mount Crested Butte, Pitkin, Garfield, or Marble, do not assume conditions match Almont; compare the actual nearby permits and geology.

Well permits by decade near Almont

What a new well costs in Almont, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (180 ft) would run roughly $17,700–$30,000. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

Buying land near Almont? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Almont can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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