The Beaverhead Ranch

Listing Price: $5,980,000

The Beaverhead Ranch is located 15 miles northwest of Daniel Junction in Sublette County, Wyoming.  The county seat of Pinedale is approximately 28 miles to the east and Jackson Hole, Wyoming is just over an hour north. The current owners reside year-round. A modest gravel road is traveled by most vehicles during the majority of the year while a fully enclosed and heated snowcat is used for the final two miles during the winter months. The ranch adjoins the Bridger-Teton National Forest along the eastern slope of the Wyoming Mountain Range, which provides breathtaking views and excellent access to thousands of acres of public lands. 

Pinedale is traditionally known as a ranching community with large livestock operations dominating its rugged landscape of sage-filled ridges and lush grassy valleys.  Three mountain ranges encapsulate this valley: the Wyoming Range creating the western border, the Gros Ventre Range to the north and the Wind River Mountain Range to the northeast.  Elevations range from 6,500 feet to nearly 13,805 at Gannett Peak in the Wind River Mountain Range.  Recreational opportunities abound in this area with incredible access to public lands and numerous river systems winding through the valley floor.  

The Beaverhead Ranch is comprised of 703 deeded acres with an additional 160-acre BLM lease contiguous to the property.  The ranch consists of open meadows, willow bottoms, timbered pockets and rangeland all in a high alpine setting with large cattle operations and recreational properties adjacent or nearby.  There are three separate year round creeks converging on the property: Dry Beaver Creek, South Beaver Creek and Buck Creek.  Adding to this diverse landscape is a 5.25-acre pond, fed by Buck Creek, which is home to many trophy-sized rainbow trout.

Ranch operations include a lease to a neighboring ranch owner who grazes approximately 500 steers for three months in the summer and early fall, choosing not to hay the irrigated meadows but rather pasture the entire ranch.  In addition to the summer cattle operation, the property is used by the Lessee as a staging ground for the cattle. This period is prior to moving them into their summer allotment on Forest grazing permits and upon their return in the fall months before moving to winter pasture.

A professionally built, 5,400-square foot log home is situated on the south border of the property and hosts unobstructed views of the surrounding mountain ranges. The home consists of six bedrooms and seven baths along with a sauna, office loft, sunroom, breakfast nook and game room.  There is also a large, vaulted great room with rock fireplace, full kitchen and walk-in pantry. The basement consists of a workshop, 3-stall garage, fitness room and ample storage.  Near the main home is an additional shop/garage measuring 30’ x 50’that is fully insulated and heated by propane.  A small but functional tack shed and horse corrals complete the ranch buildings. These features make the Beaverhead Ranch a turn-key opportunity for luxury living in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Three streams converge on The Beaverhead Ranch, offering good private wade fishing opportunities for approximately 2.6 miles.  These streams are home to Wyoming’s native cutthroat trout while a large 5.25-acre pond provides an excellent place to catch large and well-fed stocked fish up to 10 lbs.  Other nearby fisheries such as the Green River and the New Fork River offer the accomplished angler ample options at designated public access points.  These rivers are similar and noted for their long, smooth dry fly runs, gravel riffles and deep streamer pools which house the larger predatory brown trout.  Blizzard caddis and gray drake hatches have become the trademark on the Green and New Fork, while late summer season terrestrial patterns can seduce larger than average fish to rise with reckless abandon. 

The Beaverhead Ranch has become a sanctuary for wildlife in part to the owner’s management and care of the properties resources.  Directly adjoining a National Forest with live water and stunning views, the ranch is home to deer, antelope, moose and elk.  Sandhill cranes, upland game birds and numerous waterfowl species frequent the ranch to feed in the meadows and creek bottoms.  The outdoor enthusiast has direct access to literally hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest lands out the backdoor with hiking and riding trails accessible year round.