PROPERTY TYPE
Ranch
LIST PRICE
$19,750,000SOLD
ACRES
1,329
YEAR BUILT
1900
Features
- Direct and Private Access to I-25/City of Buffalo
- 18.44 CFS State of Wyoming Water Rights
- Excellent Development Opportunity
- Base of the Big Horn Mountain Range
- Adjoining Access to Interstate I-90
- 30 Minutes from Sheridan, WY
- 2.5 Miles of Bull Creek
- 1.0 Mile of Cummins Creek
- Excellent Hay Production
- Historic Property
OFFERING
1,329+/- Acre Investment Bordering Interstate 25 And Buffalo, Wyoming
With adjoining access to Interstate I-90 and the Gateway to the Big Horn Mountain National Forest /Cloud Peak Wilderness/Mountains only 10 minutes away. These natural wonders await the most adventuresome outdoor enthusiasts offering Fly Fishing, Horseback Riding, Cross Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Snowmobiling, Hiking, Pack Trips, and many more outdoor activities.
The town of Buffalo Offers private air service, and Sheridan, Wyoming just 30 minutes to the North offers commercial Air service. Casper, Wyoming is 1.5 hours to the south and Billings, Montana is 2 hours to the north, both offering regional air service and additional amenities.
LOCATION
Historic Downtown Area Of Buffalo
The Esponda Ranch is just minutes from the Historic Downtown area of Buffalo, founded in 1879 by homesteaders, Cattle Ranchers, and Miners, due to the establishment of Fort McKinney in 1877. Buffalo was not named for the animal, but Buffalo, New York, hometown of one early settler, Alvin J. McCray. By 1883, there were a dozen saloons in town, no Churches and an old Buffalo trail down Main Street. Buffalo claims the distinction of having housed the oldest County Fair in the State in 1877.
The Johnson County War between the Open Range Ranchers and Homesteaders, erupted in the late 1880’s. Many notable celebrity folks were know to stay in Downtown Buffalo, from the likes of guests like Owen Whister – Author of the Virginian, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Tom Horn, Teddy Roosevelt, and Calamity Jane. Just 30 minutes to the North, Sheridan was becoming well known as the Equestrian Center of the World, supplying Horses to the British Military, and playing host to the first ever Polo Games ever played in the United States.
SUMMARY
Esponda Ranch – Bull Creek Unit is The Most Exciting Property To Come To Market Ever Years
It is the historic foundation of Horses, Mountains, Scenery, and Unprecedented Water Rights and Surface Minerals that make the Esponda Ranch one of the most exciting properties to come to market in years. Excellent Hay production, phenomenal Water Rights, unprecedented Development potential; located in Central Wyoming steeped in authentic history, not to mention the breath taking back drop of the Big Horn Mountain Range; bordering the town of Buffalo, Interstate I-25 and 30 minutes South of the home of Polo (Sheridan); which when combined, make this 1,329+/- acre land Investment one for the ages.
