Lyons Valley Ranch
Lyons Valley Ranch Wind River Mountains Lander, Wyoming
Clifton M. Berglee, D.V.M. (Listing Broker) cell 406-860-7319
[email protected]
P.O. Box 578, Laurel, Montana∙Office phone: (406) 896-0501 Website: montwyowest.com
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Headquarters Home LOCATION: The ranch headquarters are 7 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming on the Little Pogo Agie (pronounced “paposhia”) River. Lander is half way between Jackson and Casper on the southeast end of the Wind River Range. DESCRIPTION: The headquarters has two homes, ranch wintering facilities, irrigated feed base, and early spring pasture. The Little Pogo Agie River flows through the ranch for about 1 ¼ mile. Lander is 3 miles west “as the crow flies”. The paved Lyons Valley Road bisects the headquarters.
Ranch Sign
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20+ Miles of Sweetwater River LOCATION: The summer range is about 40 miles southwest of Lander, just east of the continental divide. The Sweetwater River forms the 20+ mile west boundary. The Bridger and Shoshone National Forests of the Wind River Mountain Range are the north neighbors. The historic Oregon Trail, today remade into Highway 28, forms the south east side of the triangle. DESCRIPTION: The summer range is ½-1 mile east of the continental divide beneath the 13,192 ft Wind River Peak, Wyoming’s second highest mountain. Thousands of acres of high mountain meadows, sagebrush flats, and timbered ridges are dissected by miles of Gold, Jack, Mill, and Fish Creeks, and the Sweetwater, East Sweetwater, and Little Sweetwater Rivers.
Mouth of Mill Creek
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Jack Ranch ACREAGE: The summer range has 2,956 deeded acres, 2,127 acres in State leases, and about 20,000 BLM acres. There is also a 259 AUM allotment in the adjacent Bridger National Forest. The Jack Ranch is an original deeded part of the summer range.
Seep on upper Mill Creek
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East Sweetwater River East Sweetwater River flows for over 5 miles on the ranch. EASEMENTS: There are no conservation easements on the property. There are no public easements on the deeded land of the summer range.
One side has not been grazed for decades. The ranch has grazed its side for 40 years. Which is which????? The owner has very meticulously ranched the Lyons Valley Ranch for generations.
Managed Grazing
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Wind Power Summer Cabin near Gold Creek On a 900 deeded acre block, the ranch recently built a 24 X 28 cabin, with a deck, kitchen, living room, dining room, 2 bedrooms, bath w septic, well, and a Bosch ondemand gas water heater. The cabin has electricity powered from solar panels and a wind generator. Gold Creek flows nearby on deeded land.
Kitchen
Living Room
HUNTING: Two owner elk tags are granted. Antelope are prolific, and mule deer are rebuilding. By controlling predators, and managing the grass, wildlife has flourished this past century. The antelope are regarded by Wyoming State as one of the most prolific herds in the state. Elk prefer the regrowth after the cattle clip the coarse, first clip of grass. Large bull elk are harvested. Archery Bull
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Spring Fed Gold Creek
Miles of Trout Water
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FISHING: The 20-24 miles of Sweetwater River, 5+ miles of the East Sweetwater River, 1 ¼ mile of the Little Sweetwater River, and 5+ miles of Gold Creek provide endless trout fishing. The ranch has deeded land on the Sweetwater River
Sweetwater River
Upper Mill Creek
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Old Sheepherder Camp with Oregon Buttes on the South Horizon
Riniker Ditch About 100 acres are flood irrigated from Pike Creek using the Riniker Ditch.
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HEADQUARTERS ACREAGES: 1,115 acres deeded 600 acres BLM. 500 acres are irrigated of which 300 acres are farmed.
Corn Field
53 acre Pivot
Upper Hayfield & Steel Corrals
Gated Pipe on Hay Meadow The ranch traditionally puts up 700-900 ton of hay, which supplies their needs.
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Irrigated Meadows WATER: The ranch has 584 shares in the Taylor Ditch with 1907 water rights. This water is for the northern part of the headquarters, and usually provides for 2 cuttings and fall grazing. The Taylor Ditch costs about $1-2/ share. The southeastern part of the headquarters pumps directly out of the Little Popo Agie River. Water rights date back to 1886. The hay meadows are corrugated, and flood irrigated using gated pipe. Little Pogo Agie River
Reservoir and North Meadow, Irrigated by Taylor Ditch
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IMPROVEMENTS:
Main Ranch Headquarters
The ranch has 4 sets of steel corrals, a ranch feedlot for the calves, excellent calving barn, and working facilities.
“Bob’s Box” with Silencer Hydraulic Chute At Main Ranch Headquarters Calf Feedlot
Calving Barn
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Silencer Hydraulic Cattle Squeeze Chute, Alley, & Tub by Calf Feedlot Lyons Valley Ranch runs 400+ mother cows plus replacement heifers. Calving is the end of January and February, and calves are weaned the end of October at 600 lbs. The steer calves are back grounded until the end of November. All the heifer calves are fed in the feedlot until spring.
Ranch Raised Bull Calves A quality herd of registered Angus cows are bred AI and maintained. Bull calves are kept and used in the commercial herd. Cattle are trucked about 40 miles to the summer range June 1. By October 26, the cattle are gathered into the 900+ acres of fenced, deeded land. A very large working corral serves to wean the calves and PG the cows. Cows are usually 96-97% bred. The 100 acres irrigated from Pine Creek help sustain the cows for a couple weeks before they are then trucked to the headquarters.
Christmas Dinner for Cattle and Pheasants.
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Along the brush of the Little Pogo Agie River, the ranch headquarters have a terrific population of pheasants,
Roosters by a Bale Stack
Water for the center pivot is drawn from a short canal leading from the river. The river provides cheap, dependable water for irrigation. Nesting and winter cover for pheasants has successfully populated the ranch.
Pivot Pump and Pheasant Cover
Pivot, Hay, & Habitat
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Main House The beautiful 3,000 sq ft main home has four bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, laundry room, Rinnai on-demand water heater, his and her offices, rock fireplace, partial basement that is finished, hot tub, 18 X 33 summer pool, and outdoor landscaping with underground sprinklers and a waterfall.
Dining Room
Living Room w Stone Fireplace
Her Office This nice home has many amenities.
Master Bedroom w Bath & Closets
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Backyard with Pool and Hot Tub
Second Home At the main ranch facilities, there is a second home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on 2 levels. The home has no basement, and is heated by propane.
A doublewide home, off the ranch, but adjacent to it, may be available.
Double Wide Home
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Campsite among the Aspens Possibly the most enjoyable of any of the ranch improvements, is a simple campfire, beneath the bright starlight of the clear, high altitude night sky. AREA ATTRACTIONS: The historic Oregon Trail runs along Highway 28 by the summer range. The Oregon Buttes, just south of the highway, were a major landmark for the splitting of the Oregon Trail.
Lander Cut-Off on the Oregon Trail
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Half way between the summer range and the headquarters, is the Red Canyon. Elk winter in the Red Canyon. The Owl Mountains are on the distant horizon. Red Canyon Lander, Wyoming (pop. 7,000+/-) was the western terminal of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The railroad was to extend to Coos Bay, Oregon or Eureka, California, but the slogan “where the rails end and the trails began” resulted. Lander is home to an internationally known bronze foundry, the Eagle Bronze.
An Eagle Bronze Rock climbers internationally have a high regard for the granite peaks of the Wind River Mountains. A Fair Fight? Lander currently has three elementary schools, a junior high school, and a new high school. Lander is transitioning into two new elementary schools (K-3, and 4 & 5), middle (6-8), and the new high school (9-12). There are 20 churches (of various faiths), and the four-year Wyoming Catholic College. MINERALS: All minerals owned by the Seller transfer to the Buyer. The Seller may own 1/4-1/2 the minerals. ELEVATION: Headquarters: 5,175-5,780 ft
Gold Creek Allotment: 7,430-8,580 ft
RE TAXES: $7,000 +/PRICE & TERMS: $7,400,000 Cash. Closing is contingent upon the Seller executing a 1031 exchange to a replacement property.
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COMMENTS: The recreational splendor of this great, meticulously managed, working ranch, dwarfs many promoted fishing and hunting "properties"; 20+ miles of the Sweetwater River plus miles of the East Sweetwater, Little Sweetwater, Gold, Jack, Mill, and Fish Creeks, 11 1/2 miles of Bridger and Shoshone FS boundary, and the historic Oregon Trail with old sheepherder camps, cabins, and corrals. Lyons Valley Ranch has the authenticity and flavor of western working cattle ranches; tough horses, tougher cowboys, clear trout streams, elusive elk and deer, distant mountain horizons, therapeutic silence.
Come ride with us. Fish. Camp. Hunt. Climb. Work. Live.
Another Day at the Office
Disclaimer All information is from sources deemed reliable, but cannot be guaranteed as accurate. Prospective buyers are encouraged to research the information to their own satisfaction. Any offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of seller.
Scamper, the Dog, Works too
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Gold Creek Allotment Fremont County Wyoming
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Clifton M. Berglee, D.V.M. (Listing Broker) cell 406-860-7319
[email protected]
P.O. Box 578, Laurel, Montana∙Office phone: (406) 896-0501 Website: montwyowest.com
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Headquarters Home LOCATION: The ranch headquarters are 7 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming on the Little Pogo Agie (pronounced “paposhia”) River. Lander is half way between Jackson and Casper on the southeast end of the Wind River Range. DESCRIPTION: The headquarters has two homes, ranch wintering facilities, irrigated feed base, and early spring pasture. The Little Pogo Agie River flows through the ranch for about 1 ¼ mile. Lander is 3 miles west “as the crow flies”. The paved Lyons Valley Road bisects the headquarters.
Ranch Sign
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20+ Miles of Sweetwater River LOCATION: The summer range is about 40 miles southwest of Lander, just east of the continental divide. The Sweetwater River forms the 20+ mile west boundary. The Bridger and Shoshone National Forests of the Wind River Mountain Range are the north neighbors. The historic Oregon Trail, today remade into Highway 28, forms the south east side of the triangle. DESCRIPTION: The summer range is ½-1 mile east of the continental divide beneath the 13,192 ft Wind River Peak, Wyoming’s second highest mountain. Thousands of acres of high mountain meadows, sagebrush flats, and timbered ridges are dissected by miles of Gold, Jack, Mill, and Fish Creeks, and the Sweetwater, East Sweetwater, and Little Sweetwater Rivers.
Mouth of Mill Creek
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Jack Ranch ACREAGE: The summer range has 2,956 deeded acres, 2,127 acres in State leases, and about 20,000 BLM acres. There is also a 259 AUM allotment in the adjacent Bridger National Forest. The Jack Ranch is an original deeded part of the summer range.
Seep on upper Mill Creek
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East Sweetwater River East Sweetwater River flows for over 5 miles on the ranch. EASEMENTS: There are no conservation easements on the property. There are no public easements on the deeded land of the summer range.
One side has not been grazed for decades. The ranch has grazed its side for 40 years. Which is which????? The owner has very meticulously ranched the Lyons Valley Ranch for generations.
Managed Grazing
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Wind Power Summer Cabin near Gold Creek On a 900 deeded acre block, the ranch recently built a 24 X 28 cabin, with a deck, kitchen, living room, dining room, 2 bedrooms, bath w septic, well, and a Bosch ondemand gas water heater. The cabin has electricity powered from solar panels and a wind generator. Gold Creek flows nearby on deeded land.
Kitchen
Living Room
HUNTING: Two owner elk tags are granted. Antelope are prolific, and mule deer are rebuilding. By controlling predators, and managing the grass, wildlife has flourished this past century. The antelope are regarded by Wyoming State as one of the most prolific herds in the state. Elk prefer the regrowth after the cattle clip the coarse, first clip of grass. Large bull elk are harvested. Archery Bull
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Spring Fed Gold Creek
Miles of Trout Water
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FISHING: The 20-24 miles of Sweetwater River, 5+ miles of the East Sweetwater River, 1 ¼ mile of the Little Sweetwater River, and 5+ miles of Gold Creek provide endless trout fishing. The ranch has deeded land on the Sweetwater River
Sweetwater River
Upper Mill Creek
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Old Sheepherder Camp with Oregon Buttes on the South Horizon
Riniker Ditch About 100 acres are flood irrigated from Pike Creek using the Riniker Ditch.
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HEADQUARTERS ACREAGES: 1,115 acres deeded 600 acres BLM. 500 acres are irrigated of which 300 acres are farmed.
Corn Field
53 acre Pivot
Upper Hayfield & Steel Corrals
Gated Pipe on Hay Meadow The ranch traditionally puts up 700-900 ton of hay, which supplies their needs.
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Irrigated Meadows WATER: The ranch has 584 shares in the Taylor Ditch with 1907 water rights. This water is for the northern part of the headquarters, and usually provides for 2 cuttings and fall grazing. The Taylor Ditch costs about $1-2/ share. The southeastern part of the headquarters pumps directly out of the Little Popo Agie River. Water rights date back to 1886. The hay meadows are corrugated, and flood irrigated using gated pipe. Little Pogo Agie River
Reservoir and North Meadow, Irrigated by Taylor Ditch
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IMPROVEMENTS:
Main Ranch Headquarters
The ranch has 4 sets of steel corrals, a ranch feedlot for the calves, excellent calving barn, and working facilities.
“Bob’s Box” with Silencer Hydraulic Chute At Main Ranch Headquarters Calf Feedlot
Calving Barn
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Silencer Hydraulic Cattle Squeeze Chute, Alley, & Tub by Calf Feedlot Lyons Valley Ranch runs 400+ mother cows plus replacement heifers. Calving is the end of January and February, and calves are weaned the end of October at 600 lbs. The steer calves are back grounded until the end of November. All the heifer calves are fed in the feedlot until spring.
Ranch Raised Bull Calves A quality herd of registered Angus cows are bred AI and maintained. Bull calves are kept and used in the commercial herd. Cattle are trucked about 40 miles to the summer range June 1. By October 26, the cattle are gathered into the 900+ acres of fenced, deeded land. A very large working corral serves to wean the calves and PG the cows. Cows are usually 96-97% bred. The 100 acres irrigated from Pine Creek help sustain the cows for a couple weeks before they are then trucked to the headquarters.
Christmas Dinner for Cattle and Pheasants.
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Along the brush of the Little Pogo Agie River, the ranch headquarters have a terrific population of pheasants,
Roosters by a Bale Stack
Water for the center pivot is drawn from a short canal leading from the river. The river provides cheap, dependable water for irrigation. Nesting and winter cover for pheasants has successfully populated the ranch.
Pivot Pump and Pheasant Cover
Pivot, Hay, & Habitat
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Main House The beautiful 3,000 sq ft main home has four bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, laundry room, Rinnai on-demand water heater, his and her offices, rock fireplace, partial basement that is finished, hot tub, 18 X 33 summer pool, and outdoor landscaping with underground sprinklers and a waterfall.
Dining Room
Living Room w Stone Fireplace
Her Office This nice home has many amenities.
Master Bedroom w Bath & Closets
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Backyard with Pool and Hot Tub
Second Home At the main ranch facilities, there is a second home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on 2 levels. The home has no basement, and is heated by propane.
A doublewide home, off the ranch, but adjacent to it, may be available.
Double Wide Home
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Campsite among the Aspens Possibly the most enjoyable of any of the ranch improvements, is a simple campfire, beneath the bright starlight of the clear, high altitude night sky. AREA ATTRACTIONS: The historic Oregon Trail runs along Highway 28 by the summer range. The Oregon Buttes, just south of the highway, were a major landmark for the splitting of the Oregon Trail.
Lander Cut-Off on the Oregon Trail
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Half way between the summer range and the headquarters, is the Red Canyon. Elk winter in the Red Canyon. The Owl Mountains are on the distant horizon. Red Canyon Lander, Wyoming (pop. 7,000+/-) was the western terminal of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The railroad was to extend to Coos Bay, Oregon or Eureka, California, but the slogan “where the rails end and the trails began” resulted. Lander is home to an internationally known bronze foundry, the Eagle Bronze.
An Eagle Bronze Rock climbers internationally have a high regard for the granite peaks of the Wind River Mountains. A Fair Fight? Lander currently has three elementary schools, a junior high school, and a new high school. Lander is transitioning into two new elementary schools (K-3, and 4 & 5), middle (6-8), and the new high school (9-12). There are 20 churches (of various faiths), and the four-year Wyoming Catholic College. MINERALS: All minerals owned by the Seller transfer to the Buyer. The Seller may own 1/4-1/2 the minerals. ELEVATION: Headquarters: 5,175-5,780 ft
Gold Creek Allotment: 7,430-8,580 ft
RE TAXES: $7,000 +/PRICE & TERMS: $7,400,000 Cash. Closing is contingent upon the Seller executing a 1031 exchange to a replacement property.
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COMMENTS: The recreational splendor of this great, meticulously managed, working ranch, dwarfs many promoted fishing and hunting "properties"; 20+ miles of the Sweetwater River plus miles of the East Sweetwater, Little Sweetwater, Gold, Jack, Mill, and Fish Creeks, 11 1/2 miles of Bridger and Shoshone FS boundary, and the historic Oregon Trail with old sheepherder camps, cabins, and corrals. Lyons Valley Ranch has the authenticity and flavor of western working cattle ranches; tough horses, tougher cowboys, clear trout streams, elusive elk and deer, distant mountain horizons, therapeutic silence.
Come ride with us. Fish. Camp. Hunt. Climb. Work. Live.
Another Day at the Office
Disclaimer All information is from sources deemed reliable, but cannot be guaranteed as accurate. Prospective buyers are encouraged to research the information to their own satisfaction. Any offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of seller.
Scamper, the Dog, Works too
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Gold Creek Allotment Fremont County Wyoming
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