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Description

This 160-acre parcel is part of an 11,400-acre private nature reserve called Sundance Mesa Ranch. The ranch is surrounded by BLM land. The north half contains 4,480 acres of permanent conservation area for the endangered Sage Grouse. This is a unique set of acreage that was previously part of an old grazing ranch.

The Land

Located between Rawlins and Rock Springs in Sweetwater County and right off Interstate 80, the land is situated in the enchanting Great Divide Basin.

The entire ranch perimeter is fenced, with gated entrances that are easily accessed from public roads, unlike similar Wyoming acreage. The land is flat to rolling high desert terrain and is not intended for residential use, but it means this remote, untamed terrain is perfect for hunting, camping, RVs, and other recreation. The property has direct access to the adjacent 30,000 acres of BLM land.

Located in the Red Desert region of Wyoming, the lands surrounding Sundance Mesa Ranch are teeming with various wildlife that thrive in the vastly untouched wide open spaces.

Sundance Mesa is the only set of acreage in Wyoming offering remote, unimproved land that has been thoroughly surveyed by a licensed surveyor and has recorded road access to each individual parcel.

In Rawlins, you will find medical care, groceries, supplies, building materials, feed stores, restaurants, professional services, and a Walmart Supercenter.

The Creston Draw runs East to West through the middle of the parcel. Additionally, a seasonal pond is on the South East corner of the property, which is attractive to wildlife. Many antelope and deer tracks were found near the pond & all around the property.

The property is located in Sweetwater County, near the border of Carbon County. Southern Wyoming’s Sweetwater and Carbon Counties are rich in wildlife. This property falls in the regions designated for the hunting of Antelope, Elk, Bighorn Sheep, Deer, Mountain Lion, Pheasant, and Wild Turkey. There are also Wild Horses in the area.

This parcel is surrounded by over 1 Million Acres of Public Land that includes Green Mountain, Whiskey Peak, and the Ferris Mountains.

The property is close to world-class fishing, water sports, and outdoor recreation activities at the nearby Seminoe State Park, Seminoe Reservoir, North Platte River, Miracle Mile, Pathfinder Reservoir, and Alcova Reservoir.

Seminoe State Park is surrounded by giant dunes of white sand, acres of sagebrush, and thousands of pronghorn antelope and sage grouse, all under the bluest of Wyoming skies. Located 34 miles northeast of Rawlins, Seminoe State Park features the moon-like Seminoe Mountains and the Seminoe Reservoir, The reservoir is home to both trout and walleye. The park provides facilities for anglers, boaters, picnickers, campers, and hikers. Seminoe has 180 miles of shoreline and is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in Wyoming and the largest of the Wyoming State Parks system.

The world-famous Miracle Mile is actually a 5.5-mile stretch of the North Platte River fed by Seminoe Reservoir. It is an extremely fertile tailwater that offers anglers a chance to catch enormous trophy trout, and with approximately 4,000 fish per mile, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to catch the fish of a lifetime. This area is boatable but much more effective for wade-fishing.

The Pathfinder Reservoir is a 22,000-acre lake known for its massive size and colossal walleye, trout, and carp. Pathfinder hosts numerous professional walleye tournaments during the summer months and one of Wyoming’s largest ice fishing derbies the HAWG Ice Fishing Derby during the winter.

ACTIVITIES: hunting, hiking, camping, fishing, horseback riding, ORV/UTV/motorcycles, nature viewing.

WILDLIFE: sage grouse (endangered), falcons, rabbits, mule deer, coyotes, herds of pronghorn, desert elk(rare), wild horses, red-tailed hawk, bald eagle

BEST ATTRIBUTES: Legal access (most other land in the area has NO legal access), outdoor recreation, horses and cattle are welcome, large acreage, vast views, and low property taxes.

ACCESS: easy ranch access from Interstate 80. Private bladed roads are maintained throughout the property. Gate combination required.

GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE: Meet Joe Stratton, a true Wyoming cowboy. Joe grew up on a nearly 100,000-acre ranch and is THE local expert. He lives in Medicine Bow and will drive to meet you for a tour of the ranch at a flat rate of $100. This amount will be deducted from the sales amount of the property when you purchase the property.

WATER: abundant quantities near the surface. Well permits can be obtained by contacting the Wyoming State Engineers Office, Ground Water Division, at 307-777-6163

SEPTIC/SEWER: Septic permits are issued by the Sweetwater County Environmental Health Department 307-872-3930

Can I Build a House: Sweetwater County Zoning Resolution: https://www.sweet.wy.us/departments/land_use/development_codes.php

RANCH ASSOCIATION FEES: $100 per year (road maintenance)

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Nearby Cities/ Attractions

Nearest cities: Rawlins, Riner, Wamsutter, Creston, Bairoil, Sinclair

Many nearby mountain peaks

Sundance Mesa Ranch

Notes

Very close to Lincoln Highway

This 160-acre parcel for sale (not fractured ownership) is part of the 12,000-acre Sundance Mesa Ranch. Each lot in Sundance Mesa has deeded access with a bladed road for easy access (you won’t have to trespass to get onto your own property). For each lot, there is a $100 annual road maintenance fee due every May.

The “checkerboard” style map (shown above) shows part of the spread of sectioned land across the United States from Omaha Nebraska to Sacramento California that came from the construction of America’s first transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

The railroad companies were granted a strip of land in the checkerboard for their railway all the way across the country, along with a grant of alternating square mile sections of land for twenty miles on each side of the track.

Today, the checkerboard sections of land that the government-owned are now part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agency that manages nearly 250 million acres of public land across the county.

On the above map, the BLM land is shown by the yellow section squares, privately owned land is shown in white, and state trust land is shown in blue.

As you can see, the privately owned land with the green border shows the land within Sundance Mesa, and more importantly, the tens of thousands of acres of public land that is accessible to the immediate west.