Spear Ranch $29,000,000
Hall and Hall
Sponsored by Hall and Hall
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Property Type: Ranchland
Price: $29,000,000
Location: Wyoming
Acreage: 300 Acres
The Spear Ranch is one of the area’s historic properties dating back to the Spear family’s arrival in the early 1880s. It consists of 300± deeded acres lying along 1.6 miles of Little Goose Creek – an outstanding recently rehabilitated trout fishery. The extensive building compound includes a beautifully restored classic New England-style main home, two guest houses, a caretaker’s house, extensive equestrian facilities, and an event barn. Multiple ponds, professional landscaping, and a large pivot irrigated meadow complete an amazing small ranch situated just outside the main residential core of Big Horn. This is a tightly held area at the base of the Bighorn Mountains that is dominated by both small and larger ranches in extremely strong hands. A combination of this strong ownership, multiple conservation easements, particularly along the mountain front, and an ethic of keeping even smaller ranches in productive agriculture has made the area a sought-after home for like-minded individuals and families for over a century.
Just the Facts
- Location: Approximately 1.5 miles south of Big Horn and 15 miles south of Sheridan. The ranch fronts on a paved county road
- Acreage: A contiguous block of 300± deeded acres with 142± acres used for irrigated hay and pasture
- Terrain: A 1.6-mile-long elevated riparian corridor connected to an upper irrigated bench
- Improvements: Main house, two guest houses, indoor and outdoor arenas, event barn, caretaker’s house, steel shop/equipment storage, and a four-car garage
- Water: Three lakes, 12 wells, multiple springs, early water rights, reservoir shares, and a 1.6-mile trout stream
- Operation: Farming is leased out to the neighbor
- Access: Excellent year-round access just off a well-maintained paved county road
- Views: A park-like setting with Bighorn Mountain views from the upper bench
- Wildlife: Deer, elk, black bears, moose, coyotes, and mountain lions are all permanent or occasional visitors to this diverse property
- Summary: Historic executive ranch with outstanding residential and equestrian improvements and a 1.6-mile trout stream in the highly sought-after Big Horn community
The Spear Ranch lies 1.6 miles along both sides of Little Goose Creek. The buildings, some of which literally overlook the creek, are situated in the riparian corridor. A professional landscaper from back East was brought in to create a wonderful park-like atmosphere within the cottonwood bottom, which includes three beautiful ponds and extensive lawns. The main house is located at the downstream end of the property, with the caretaker’s house next to it. As one moves upstream, there is the indoor stable and riding arena, and then one encounters the two beautifully remodeled guest houses, and then finally, the classic hip roof barn that has been converted to an event barn. A sturdy bridge across the creek takes one up to the sprinkler-irrigated bench, where the outdoor riding arena is located next to the sprinkler-irrigated meadow. This upper bench commands big views of the Bighorn Mountain front just a few miles away.
