29 York Valley Road

Description

The Rafter 3 Bar Ranch is located in the heart of Wyoming's cattle and ranching country, just 10 minutes outside of beautiful Lander, Wyoming! An area full of western heritage, it's situated in the foothills of the Wind River Mountain Range. This property is your perfect home of the prairie!LandThe Rafter 3 Bar Ranch is flat to rolling with excellent pasture grass. ImprovementsNestled near a large historic tree is a beautiful home that has been recently remodeled with a high degree of detail. The main area of this log home includes the original from 1910, which is tastefully incorporated into the remainder of the house. Within the home are hardwood floors, granite countertops, slate walls, exposed interior log wall and a waterfall along the staircase. The roof was recently replaced in September of 2021, and new power installed in October of 2021. The living room view is a large sliding glass door to a wood patio, that allows you to admire deer, elk, (often getting to see large bucks migrating through) antelope, fox, owls, eagles and many other native species meandering by right in front of you. This beautiful two-bedroom home will allow a pleasant end to every day. In the yard are flower beds, an elevated garden, and a year-round greenhouse with hot/cold water, heat, air conditioning, an HVAC system, and heated beds. this property offers your family a fully self-sustained living! RecreationLocated at the base of the Wind River Mountains. Excellent hunting, fishing, and recreation. Agriculture211 acres +/-, of which there are approximately 100 irrigated acres. The property is broken into seven pastures of varying sizes that accommodate horses, calving/lambing, weaning, and breeding. There are two set of corrals both with water hydrants, and even an outdoor riding arena located near the barn and main corrals! There are also heated electric waterers conveniently located, which run all winter. The irrigated pastures can be hayed with easy production of two tons per acre. The primary grass varieties include Garrison, Western Wheatgrass, Sandberg Bluegrass, Bluebeak Sedges, and Smooth Broom. Most recently, the landowners have been running 200 head of sheep, as well as horses and part of their cow/calf production year-round with minor hay supplementation in the winter only. The future owner could own their own livestock, or lease out the pastures to neighbors for consistent income. Water/Mineral Rights & Natural ResourcesIrrigation water is provided through the Enterprise Ditch Company, and this property comes with a whopping 42 of the available 63 water shares on the northernmost lateral, providing adequate water for all the irrigation needs. Included with the irrigation system is a concrete ditch that transfers water through most of the property, and a series of head gates that feed PVC gated pipe, all making the irrigation process simple and fun enough even kids do it. There are three primary water sources on the property; (1.) an 800-ft water well that provides water to the house, greenhouse, and automatic yard sprinkler system, (2.) a well that provides livestock water in the larger pasture near the house, down to the barn, and both sets of corrals, and (3). a buried cistern that serves as an alternative house water system if the home-owner prefers water from the city. Secondary water sources include the Enterprise Irrigation Ditch system that provides the irrigation water to the ranch as well as additional livestock water to three of the seven pastures, and the Nichol-Table Irrigation Ditch provides livestock water to two of the other pastures. General OperationsThe ranch is well maintained and ready for your next adventure, whether that means cattle, sheep, horses, or just a hideaway. From your own home you can hike or trail ride over Table Mountain to enjoy incredible views over-looking Sinks Canyon, all of Lander and beyond. HistoryA piece out of history itself, it sits in its own breathtaking little valley and was homesteaded in 1910 by the York Family. It is historic cowboy and Indian territory, just off of Dead Man’s Gulch where a little-known memorial from 1876 remains today.