Spring Creek Ranch

Spring Creek Ranch Sublette & Lincoln County, Wyoming

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Spring Creek Ranch encompasses approximately 917 contiguous deeded acres plus 640 acres of State leased land. It is beautifully nestled in a small mountain valley. The scenic setting of conifers, quaking aspen groves, and lush green meadows are all complimented

by La Barge Creek which flows for about two miles.

The buildings sit on a hill overlooking meadows with aspen and evergreen laced mountains rising in the background. The ranch’s elevation range varies between 7,100’ to nearly 8,000’ above sea level; Spring Creek Ranch’s location protects the property from Wyoming’s notoriously severe cold weather and high wind

speeds being situated against the

mountains.

Offered for $4,995,000 | MLS #18-1186

The Log Cabin The Spring Creek Ranch is set up for year ‘round enjoyment. The owner’s log home and bunkhouse serve as the ideal fishing and hunting retreat, as well as a strategic “home base” for excursions into the beautiful Bridger-Teton National Forest

Owner’s Log Home – Built Late 1990s – Contains About 4,430 Square Feet • • • •

Main Floor  Loft  Walk-Out Lower Level  Attached Garage 

1,850 sf 800 sf 1,020 sf 660 sf

This home enjoys a commanding view of the ranch, the fishing pond, and the La Barge Creek Valley.

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Log Cabin Improvements

High-quality materials and components were utilized in building this comfortable home: •

10” Milled Wall Logs

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12” Perlin Logs

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2” x 6” Tongue and Groove Decking

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Bauer Metal Weather-Lock Shingles

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Pozzi All-Wood Entry Door with Leaded Glass

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23’ High Fieldstone Rock Wood-Burning Fireplace – 42” Fire Box

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Old-Fashioned Wood Cook Stove in Kitchen

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Maple Flooring in Living & Dining Rooms

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16” Ceramic Tile in Entry, Sunroom, Kitchen, Breakfast Area, Mudroom, Laundry, and Half-Bath

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Ceramic Tile in Master Bath, Kitchen Counters, and all other Baths

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American Standard Plumbing Fixtures

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Jetted Master Bath Tub – 42” x 72”

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SubZero 35” Side-by-Side Refrigerator

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Miele Ultra-Wash Dishwasher

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GE Self-Cleaning Range & Oven

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Whirlpool Microwave with Exhaust Fan

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Kenmore Heavy Duty Washer & Dryer

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Log Cabin Improvements

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Williamsport-Kraftmaid Birch Wood Kitchen Cabinets

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All-Wood 6-Panel Interior Doors

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Two White-Rodgers 50-Gallon Water Heaters with Programmable Electronic Digital Thermostats

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Goodman Power-Vented Gas & Propane Forced-Air Furnace – 150,000 BTU with Digital Thermostat

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Flint & Walling Submergible Well Pump – ½ HP

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X-Trol 86-Gallon Water Storage Tank

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Vellux Skylights in Sunroom & Master Bath

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Interior Walls are Conventionally Framed with Sheetrock Surfaces

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Two 1,000-Gallon Propane Tanks

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Weber Bar-B-Que Range Connected to Propane

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Log Guest Cabin

Log Guest Cabin | 30’ x 52’ • Small Kitchen • Bedroom with Bunks for four people • Bathroom

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Additional Property Improvements

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Pilots & Caretaker Home | 30’ x 52’ • Built in 2006 – Comfortably Furnished • Two Levels | Approx. 3,000 sf • Upstairs Quarters for Corporate Pilots • Downstairs Quarters for Caretaker

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Log Barn | 16’ x 40’ • Three 100-Gallon Fuel Tanks with Hand Vacuum Pump

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Pump House | 8’ x 10’ • Protects the Water Treatment System for Domestic Well

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Machine Storage Shed| 20’ x 50’

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Supporting Improvements •

Domestic Well hooked to 500-Gallon Reserve Tank equipped with a Gould pump for constant pressure

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20 kilowatt Kohler Backup Generator for Owner’s Home with a 1,000-Gallon Propane Tank Dish Satellite Television System – wired for five TV sets

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100-Ampere Electricity to Owner’s Home, Guest Cabin, and Pump House 200-Ampere Electricity to Log Barn

Fishing Preserve Reservoir • Developed for Trout propogation • Approx. 2.50 acres of surface area • Storage capacity for approx. 8.30 acre-feet of water

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Loft in the Log Cabin

Log Cabin Eat-In Kitchen

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Log Cabin Outdoor Deck

Log Cabin Attached Garage

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The Seller purchased the ranch in two separate transactions. The first purchase encompassed approximately 490 acres of deeded land. Appurtenant water rights are tabulated below: Name & Date

Permit #

Water Source

Delivery

Water Right Acreage

Water Vol. CFS

Joshua Twichel 05.06.1895 Joshua Twichel 05.06.1895 Joshua Twichel 03.19.1906 Joseph Guyette 12.08.1913 Joseph Guyette 12.08.1913 Herman Guyette 06.22.19 53

974

Rock Creek

40

0.570

975

LaBarge Creek

60

0.85

1514 Enl

LaBarge Creek

110

1.570

12161

Spring Creek

71

1.010

2882 Enl

LaBarge Creek

54

0.770

5684 Enl

LaBarge Creek

Twichel Ditch No. 1 Twichel Ditch No. 2 Twichel Ditch No. 2 Guyette Ditch No. 1 Twichel Ditch No. 2-Enl Twichel Ditch No. 1-Enl

20

0.280

TOTAL Clifford Long 07.14.198 8 Clifford Long 1988 Long No. 1

355 Acres

30063

Spring Creek Phillips Pipeline Domestic Use

30295

Spring Creek

95597

Well

Phillips Ditch

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Reservoir for Fish

5.050 CFS 0.056

8.33 10-18Acre-Feet

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The second purchase encompassed approximately 430 acres of deeded land. Appurtenant water rights are tabulated as follows: Name & Date

Permit #

Water Source

Delivery

Water Right Acreage

Water Vol. CFS

George Whitman 5.10.189 4

1917

LaBarge Creek

Whitma n Ditch

30

0.430

Oliver Twichel 11.20.1899

2373

LaBarge Creek

Uraina Ditch

8

0.120

Joshua Twichel 03.19.1906

1514 Enl

LaBarge Creek

Twichel Ditch No. 2

10

0.143

Dola Genetti 05.03.1939

5189 Enl

LaBarge Creek

Whitman Ditch No. 2 Enl

51

0.715

Joseph Krall 10.06.1952

5655 Enl

LaBarge Creek

Anderson Enl & Howard Ditch TOTAL

40

0.571

139 Acres

1.980 CFS

The Ranch’s strongest water rights are those which pre-date 1900. From the preceding tabulations, it apparent that the ranch has pre-1900 rights for about

138 acres with

volume of about 1.97 CFS. The enlargement or supplemental rights dated between 1900 and 1915 are for a total 245 acres with a volume of about 3.49 CFS. Currently, the ranch is irrigating about 250 to 300 acres of grass hay fields and pasture land.

Spring Creek Ranch is the first place to use significant water from La Barge Creek after it leaves a vast area of BLM and Forest Service land. This location provides “highority” as well as “priority” for its water rights.

The preceding tabulation has been compiled from information deemed to be reliable; however, neither the Seller nor Broker warrant any of the water rights information to be accurate or factual. Prospective Buyers are urged to seek independent and competent advice concerning the Spring Creek Ranch’s water rights.

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Ranch Production

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The Seller has purposely limited agricultural and livestock production to running a few saddle horses for personal use – most of the land is managed to provide optimum wildlife and trout fishing habitat. Elk, moose, and mule deer are drawn to banks of La Barge Creek as well as its meadows.

In the northern quarters of the ranch, there is Lincoln County state lease that is included with the sale.

In the southern quarters of the ranch, the Seller has leased part of the land to a neighbor for grass hay production. In return, the Seller receives enough hay for the horses. The next owner could continue this lease arrangement or could carefully expand hay production while maintaining the ranch’s current natural habitat condition.

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Spring Creek Recreation While the Spring Creek Ranch supports traditional ranching recreational activities such as hunting, biking, four-wheeling, hiking and horseback riding, the most incredible resources are its fishing and big-game habitats. The ranch contains 2.40 miles of La Barge Creek measured as the crow flies from where it enters the upper end of the ranch to where it exits from the lower meadows. Measuring the stream as the fisherman walks, it affords five miles of quiet pools, eddies and riffles. The state grazing lease offers an additional two miles of prime fishery.

The ranch is a big game paradise. Numerous Shiras moose live in the secluded marshes and willows year ’round. Each Spring brings a fine crop of calves. Rocky Mountain elk are also abundant – many winters on the ranch’s meadows and the cows take advantage of the tree cover to nurture their calves. Good numbers of mule deer roam the ranch, with the occasional antelope. The Phillips Fishing Preserve Reservoir has also been developed for trout propagation by utilizing water flow from Spring Creek. This reservoir has a surface area of about 2.50 acres and stores about 8.30 acre-feet of water. It is a beautiful asset for enjoyment of the ranch, serving as a “putting green” before plying La Barge Creek’s waters with a specific fly. For several years, the ranch was featured on the Outdoor Channel’s popular Sunday night series: Wildgame Nation.

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Location & Access Spring Creek Ranch straddles La Barge Creek in Sublette and Lincoln Counties with approximate driving distances as follows: • • • • • •

La Barge Big Piney Jackson Yellowstone Evanston Salt Lake City

13 Miles 35 Miles 125 Miles 185 Miles 116 Miles 195 Miles

Access from La Barge and US Highway 89 is paved for about 12 miles with a well-maintained gravel road for the last two miles.

Private jets regularly land at Miley Memorial Field located about 5 miles north of Big Piney, which is about 40 miles from the ranch.

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Elevation Runway Length Runway Width Night Lighting Jet A and AV Gas Available Telephone Numbers:

6,990 ft above Seal Level 6,800 ft paved 75 ft PAPI 122.7 307.276.4022 207.260.8282 (after hours)

Delta Airlines flies regularly into Jackson Hole which is about a 2 hour drive, North of the ranch via US Highway 89 The ranch’s strategic location affords a wealth of outdoor recreational activities. It is surrounded on three sides by BLM and lies just 8 miles from the famed Bridger-Teton National Forest.

The road from La Barge to the ranch continues about 50 miles west through this magnificent forest to the scenic Star Valley and the beautiful town of Afton.

The trout-rich Green River is only 15 miles east of the ranch and Fontenelle Reservoir is about 22 miles away.

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Spring Creek Ranch Summary

It is not often that a good-sized land holding controlling both banks of a beautiful year ’round stream such as the Spring Creek Ranch becomes available. For the individual or a small group of partners looking for simple, uncomplicated ownership and enjoyment this is an ideal place. The ranch is not a “postage stamp” – encompassing about 1,557 acres of deeded and state lease land, it provides plenty of room to roam. Its most important asset is control of both banks of a beautiful personal-sized trout-rich stream. If the Ranch’s stretch of La Barge Creek was “flat- ironed”, it would measure about five walking miles in some of the West’s finest trout fishing and big-game habitat. While some cattle could be summer-grazed on the Ranch’s meadows and some hay could be harvested – both of which might be best accomplished by a lease arrangement with a local rancher to preclude investment in cattle and high-priced haying machinery. The next owner may also want to continue to keep a few favorite saddle horses for personal use. The Spring Creek Ranch’s strategic location amid such prime big-game hunting, attractive trout waters, and magnificent scenery combine to afford a great escape from hectic city life and business pressures. It is no wonder that in recent years Western Wyoming has attracted some of the Nation’s presidents, political leaders and prominent corporate chiefs as they retreat to this beautiful region to escape from the world’s complications. They have also discovered the Cowboy State’s very favorable tax structure which levies no personal state income or inheritance taxes. www.livejacksonhole.com

Chopper Grassell | 307.231.2603 James Reinert | 307.690.9403 LiveJacksonHole.com