LOCATIONThe eastern boundary of the ranch is 15 miles west of Laramie, Wyoming. The ranch then proceeds along Wyoming Highway 230 towards the hamlet of Woods Landing and the Jelm Post Office. The western boundary is the Medicine Bow National Forest Primitive Area and Wildlife Refuge, Sheep Mountain. This western boundary is bisected on a small portion by the Fox Creek County Road. The ranch is accessed via State Highway 230 and various other county roads. The ranch borders more than eight miles of the Medicine Bow National Forest to the west and south. AREA DESCRIPTIONLaramie is home to the University of Wyoming with many cultural events, sporting events and the atmosphere of a large university of over 10,000 students. The area provides easy access to the Medicine Bow National Forest and the Snowy Range for added year round outdoor recreation. An easy 1 ½ hours over the Snowy Range to Saratoga and the prestigious Old Baldy Club and 2 ½ hours to the outstanding ski resort of Steamboat Springs, CO and about 3 hours from Denver, Colorado. Area Web Links
www.saratogachamber.info
www.laramie.org
www.laramie-tourism.org
WATER RIGHTS The ranch lands are under the Pioneer Canal Irrigation District managed by District Commissioners. X Bar Ranch is currently assessed for 2,374 owned shares and 1,127 leased shares in 2006. Fox Creek provides another 377 acres and 5.38 CFS of adjudicated water rights under proof 4669 dated Spring, 1880. The ranch also has rights from the Landing Ditch for 250 acres dated December 23, 1893, 269 acres dated August 30, 1902 and 160 acres dated March 15, 1909. Total appropriation to the X Bar Ranch, counting leased shares is for 4,564 acres and 65.2 CFS (cubic feet per second). A more detailed analysis of the water rights and shares will be more easily understood by a prospective buyer while on the ranch. IMPROVEMENTS - HEADQUARTERSThe X Bar Headquarters is located just off a county road and is easily accessible for cattle operations. Quite an extensive layout consisting of 4 homes including a wonderful managers home, two smaller homes and bunk house. The cattle improvements are extensive and create an exceptional facility to manage the cattle herd. Includes calving sheds, several equipment garages, several smaller barns and a large corral structure with large hydraulic chute inside. The scales are set up at the shipping corrals easily accessed by cattle trucks. Also included are a great horse barn, horse corrals and riding arena. IMPROVEMENTS - FOX CREEKThe Fox Creek unit consists of a nice older home, garage, horse barn and 2 shops. Easily accessed directly off of Highway 230 at the Fox Creek County Road interchange. A very nice stand alone ranch unit. This setting is the type most requested by prospective buyers with trees, creek, views, easy access and national forest boundary. Subdivision profit potential is extremely high on this also. RANCH ACREAGE 12, 858 ± Acres Deeded
800 ± State of Wyoming Lease
220 ± BLM Lease
13,878 ± Total RECREATIONThis ranch is an outstanding recreational property. It offers excellent hunting and wildlife watching of elk, deer, bighorn sheep and antelope is available on the ranch year-round, with an occasional bear and mountain lion. Elk numbers increase in the spring and fall as migration begins to and from winter range. There are good fishing opportunities with over one mile of Fox Creek, a shallow cobble bed stream about three feet across at the low water time of year. The vast size of the ranch would lend itself well to a dude ranch operation that would include cattle drives, summer pack trips, fishing trips, guided hunts in the fall, wildlife photo safari's and winter wildlife viewing excursions after a ski or snowmobile trip. A unique opportunity for year round activities. According to the Forest Service, as of June, 2006, a large portion of Sheep Mountain has overnight and day use permits available for a ranch recreation business. MINERALS All minerals owned by the Seller, if any, will be conveyed. There is no significant mineral activity in the area. TAXES, ASSESSMENT and LEASE The estimated 2007 real estate taxes are approximately $10,000. Pioneer Canal Assessment for 2006 was $7,715, plus leased water of $2,761. State Lease is approximately $700, BLM $100. COMMENTS The X Bar Ranch is a unique opportunity to own a large portion of a Rocky Mountain ecosystem from short grass prairie, riparian wetlands and mountain foothills. The wildlife and habitats encountered will astound those that chose to spend the time traveling this unique property. These also lend to an outstanding conservation easement value for those in search of an excellent tax deduction. Large contiguous parcels within three hours of Denver are increasingly difficult to find. The X Bar Ranch is a very well balanced cattle operation with many amenities highly sought after today. PRODUCTION An amazingly productive ranch owning some of the best water rights in the Laramie Valley. The Ranch has historically hayed 1,600± acres, with an additional 2,100± acres of irrigated and sub-irrigated pasture. In 2006, approximately 550 cows were calved at the ranch, while running the 30 associated bulls and summering another additional 400 pairs. Excellent management in place estimates capacity at a solid 800+ cow outfit. PRICE: SOLD!
The Fox Creek unit of 850 deeded acres $2,200,000) SOLD! |
Laramie, WY
