The Menke Ranch offering is located approximately 1.5 miles south east of Elk Mountain, Carbon County, Wyoming. The ranch encompasses 4, 605.3± total acres, consisting of: 1, 690± irrigated acres, 2, 275.2± pasture acres, 640± acres of State Lease land. This property is a working cattle ranch whose features include flood irrigated hay land with timothy grass hay, irrigated pasture land, sub-irrigated river bottoms, rangeland pasture, and a homestead. The property is traversed by O’Mara Creek and the Medicine Bow River, providing excellent water resources. The current owners run cow/calf pairs, but it could be a yearling operation. The flood irrigated ground produces an approximate yield of 2 tons per acre. The ranch headquarters are located in Section 32 along the east bank of the Medicine Bow River and feature, a modest two-bedroom ranch home, oversized heated two-car garage with meat locker and running water, large partially heated shop with equipment storage, and several older outbuildings. Fencing and cross-fencing consists primarily of four-strand barbed wire (no guarantee of fence line location). In addition to being a working ranch, the property offers excellent recreational opportunities including approximately 1 mile of Yellow Ribbon trout stream frontage, big game and bird hunting, and easy access to the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest to the south. Additional income to the property include the presence of a small oil and gas lease and an operational cell tower.
