S UM P TE R V A L L EY ELK HOR N VI EW R ANCH Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon $2,590,000 | 2,263± Acres
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
INTRODUCTION Located in a beautiful mountain valley just Southeast of the historic gold mining town of Sumpter and only minutes from Baker City, at the foot of Oregon’s dramatic Elkhorn Mountains lies Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch. With its lush irrigated and native meadows, upland, and timbered pastures, this scenic ranch provides excellent wildlife habitat and agricultural opportunities through cattle grazing and timber production. This historic ranch has been in the same family for five generations! Joining the National Forest, Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch is within the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s (ODFW) Sumpter Game Management Unit #51, an area home to thousands of Rocky Mountain elk. Additional area wildlife includes mule deer, antelope, bear, ducks, geese, and turkey, all affording excellent hunting opportunities. Hunting has been prohibited on this ranch for the past 25 years, encouraging resident wildlife populations. Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch offers seclusion, beauty, and privacy yet is not remote. This ranch works as either your recreational headquarters, or you could make it your year-round residence!
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LOCATION Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch is located just Southeast of Sumpter in Northeastern Oregon’s Baker County. The Sumpter Valley is surrounded by the Wallowa Whitman National Forest, is a popular recreation area, and has many local attractions associated with its rich gold mining history. The ranch is just 28± miles, or 33 minutes Southeast of the historic town of Baker City (pop. 9,783), the County Seat of Baker County. Baker City is the social, trade, and cultural center for the County where one can find fine dining, motels, schools, groceries, clothing, cultural events, medical facilities, and all manner of goods and services necessary to support the local businesses and agricultural enterprises. Baker City industry is focused on the production and service fields. The largest employment is in healthcare, with agriculture, manufacturing, and education following. Baker City is home to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center and the highly-rated Baker School District. Interstate 84, which passes through Baker City, connect the city to the West with the thriving university town of La Grande, 45± miles, or about 45± minutes and Portland, Oregon’s largest city 305± miles, or about 4½± hours. To the East, I-84 connects Baker City to Ontario, 73± miles, or about 1± hour and Boise, Idaho’s Capital City, 128± miles, or about 2± hours. I-84 also provides access, via I-82, to the Tri-Cities area of Washington State, 164± miles, or about two ½± hours NW of Baker City. 2
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
AREA HISTORY S umpter Some areas of the earth are so consecrated by the devotion of past inhabitants that their presence lingers in the soil and the air still carries the noise of their labor when the present day is always enough. Sumpter, Oregon is such a place. The area’s rich mining history is present through the tangible reminders left behind. Evidence of the men who once searched for yellow dust among their hopes and ambitions while building a town still scar the land. The legacy of their fortitude can be felt among the paths where they once toiled. As the 20th century approached, Sumpter was a growing center of innovation located among the mountains in the West’s wild regions. The town had been built upon dreams of finding gold. The success of that endeavor had built a respectable and established community. Sumpter boasted conveniences that included sidewalks, three newspapers, electric lights, churches, a brewery, and an opera house. The Sumpter Valley Railroad’s narrow-gauge railway shipped lumber, supplies, and passengers to the town and carried the fruits of production from the valley. Deep shaft gold mines still tunnel through the valley, serving as a reminder of those that once worked deep inside the earth. Dredges that once prowled across the earth, creating their own ponds with a long chain of buckets, sit immobile among their piles of earth that trailed behind their massiveness. Ideally, they sit in the place where their digging ceased in 1954. Visitors can experience the tremendous machines’ past power and explore the human innovation that created them at the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park. The Sumpter Valley was shaped by the unsettled spirit that drove the westward movement in the 19th century. Those that left the known, driven by hope and dreams toward their future, left a foundation of innovation, pioneering, and perseverance. The past lives among the Blue Mountains in the heritage of those that shaped early Sumpter Valley.
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B aker C ity Historic Baker City was the first town established along the Oregon Trail in 1862 after gold was discovered nearby. Like most early railroad towns, it grew rapidly in the late 1880s. Baker City became one of the largest trading centers in the region, with the most exclusive restaurant and hotel between Salt Lake City and Portland. The city continues to find pride in its historical roots with 100 buildings that have some significance in the past. During a walking tour, visitors can see the largest display of gold pieces in the state.
GETTING THERE Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch, accessed from Hwy. 7, is just 28± miles, or about 33 minutes from Interstate 84 at Baker City, which is about 4 hours and 45 minutes East of Portland International Airport (PDX), or about 2± hours NW from Boise Airport (BOI). Boutique Airlines offers three nonstop flights daily from Portland, OR to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) at Pendleton, OR, about 1 hour 45 minutes NW of the ranch. For private planes, fly into Baker City Municipal Airport (KBKE) and drive to the ranch in about 40 minutes! 4
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
AIRPORT INFORMATION T he B oise A irport (BOI) Located in Boise, ID, BOI is the closest major airport to the ranch, located about 1 hour and 58 minutes SE from Baker City. The airport is served by Delta, Alaska Air/Horizon Air, United, American, Frontier, Southwest, and Allegiant and offers nonstop flights to 20 destinations with connecting flights to thousands of cities worldwide.
P ortland I nternational A irport (PDX) It is located about 4 hours and 45 minutes West of Baker City and boasts 16 carriers with flights to multiple nonstop locations.
T ri -C ities A irport (PSC) Located in Pasco, WA, PSC is located about 2 hours and 45 minutes NW of Baker City. The airport is served by Delta, Alaska Air/Horizon Air, United, and Allegiant with flights to Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Mesa, Arizona.
E astern O regon R egional A irport (PDT) Located in Pendleton, OR, PDT is located about 1 hour and 45 minutes NW of La Grande. Boutique Air offers three nonstop flights to Portland daily.
L a G rande /U nion C ounty A irport (LGD) LGD a private airport and is located 4 miles SE of La Grande (45 ± minutes east of Baker City) and is open to the public. According to AirNav.com, at 2,717± feet in elevation, the airport has two runways: 12/30 is 6,261 feet X 100 feet, asphalt surface; 16/34 is 3,399 feet X 60 feet, asphalt surface.
B aker C ity M unicipal A irport (BKE) BKE is at 3,374-foot elevation and has three asphalt runways with lengths of 5,095, 4,359, and 3,670 feet. For more information about Baker City Municipal Airport, visit http://www.airnav.com/airport/BKE www.fayranches.com | (800) 238.8616 | info@fayranches.com
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ACREAGE The 2,263.67± deeded acres consist of 2,220.32± contiguous acres of irrigated and native meadows and a well-managed timber stand, the predominant species being Ponderosa Pine. This part of the ranch is bordered on the North and Southeast by USFS lands. In addition, five noncontiguous parcels are totaling 43.05± acres; 4 of these parcels totaling 38.30± acres include ponds within the old mine tailings. Access to the ranch’s main portion is easily provided by State Highway 7 along the Southern border, Sumpter Cemetery Road along the western border, and Deer Creek Road through the ranch’s Easternmost portion. A good system of interior roads provides convenient access to most areas of the ranch. The property zoning varies and includes 1,632.30± acres Timber/Grazing (TG); 592.77± acres Timber/ Grazing-Exclusive Farm Use (TG/EFU); 16.43± acres Rural Residential-5 Ac. Minimum per building site (RR5); 15.27± acres Sumpter Valley Management Area (SVMA); 6.60± acres Sumpter Valley Overlay (SVO). For detail of the allowed and conditional uses in these zones, consult the Baker County Planning Department, phone (541) 541-523-8219, or visit their website at https:// www.bakercounty.org/planning/ newzoningordinances.html 6
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
WATER SOURCES | WATER RIGHTS The ranch’s main parcel has several draws or seasonal drainages which flow through from North to South. Stock water is provided by a spring, seasonal drainages, and the Hawley (irrigation) Ditch. With its trout fishing flows through USFS lands, Deer Creek is just off the ranch’s NE corner. The four noncontiguous parcels have ponds that hold trout, plus one of the parcels borders the Powder River. Phillips Reservoir, with its fishing for trout, bass, crappie, tiger muskies, and tiger trout, is just 1.6± miles SE from the ranch! Under Oregon law, all water is publicly owned. With some exceptions, cities, farmers, factory owners, and other users must obtain a permit or water right from the Water Resources Department to use water from any source, whether underground or from lakes or streams. Landowners with water flowing past, thru, or under their property do not automatically have the right to use that water without the Department’s permit. The State of Oregon administers Oregon’s waters under a “prior-appropriation” doctrine; first in time, first in the right. Presently, 60± acres of meadow pasture are flood irrigated with water from the Powder River, transported through the Hawley Ditch. The ranch holds water rights under the Oregon Department of Water Resources Certificate of Water Right number 26682. Buyer is to verify all water rights to their own satisfaction.
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IMPROVEMENTS Existing improvements are limited to fencing, interior access roads, and the old, historic homestead buildings, including the original family house from the early 1900s, which has not been inhabited for many years and, as such, is not considered habitable. There are many scenic areas on the ranch that would make nice building sites, taking advantage of the phenomenal views and available privacy. However, a buyer would need to gain Baker County Planning Department approval for any desired building site, plus obtain all necessary additional approvals and permits. For additional information, contact Baker County Planning Department at (541) 523-8219, or visit their website at https://www.bakercounty.org/ planning/planning.html. 8
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
AGRICULTURE The ranch’s natural beauty has been enhanced by meticulous management for seasonal cattle grazing and timber production, with special attention to maintaining a healthy stand of timber, striving for optimum stand density and maximum growth. Ownership has worked extensively with a timber manager for the past 20± years, adhering to a stewardship management plan, realizing approximately $60,000/yr. In net timber revenues, ever careful to log in a season-best suited to minimal property impact, paying attention to cleaning up residual slash piles and reseeding where necessary. While a timber cruise is not in-hand, based on the owner’s timber manager’s advice, the owner believes there to be approximately 7,000-8,000 MBF of harvestable timber on the property. The ranch is well-fenced, allowing for livestock utilization. While the owner believes the property carrying capacity can be increased, the ranch has been grazed annually, through a grazing lease to an area cattleman, by 70± cow/calf pairs for the Spring/Summer/Fall grazing season, utilizing approximately 350± AUMs. Presently, approximately 60± acres are being flood irrigated from the Hawley Ditch, which transects the Southern portion of the ranch, just north of Hwy. 7. In addition to the irrigated acreage, the ranch’s native meadows and timbered uplands also contribute to the ranch’s grazing capacity. www.fayranches.com | (800) 238.8616 | info@fayranches.com
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CLIMATE Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch elevation ranges from 4,163± feet near the SE corner of the ranch to 4,440± feet near the ranch’s NW and NE corners. The elevation of Baker City is a little lower, at 3,451 feet. In the summer, average in the high 60’s with many sunny days and the occasional thunderstorms, temperatures help keep the forests green. Winter month temperatures average in the 30’s with approximately 50% of the days being sunny. Precipitation averages 15± inches of rain and 44± inches of snow annually, with more falling at the ranch. Considered a high mountain desert area, the region has a mild climate with four distinct seasons. Summer and fall are typically dry with the occasional rainstorm. Most of the precipitation falls in the form of snow in the winter months, with rain in the late fall and early spring.
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Data provided by: http://www.city-data.com/city/Sumpter-Oregon.html
RECREATION The Sumpter Valley area offers infinite recreation opportunities, no matter what the adventurer seeks. Those looking for lessons in history and artifacts from the past will find much to occupy their time. An excursion train leaves Sumpter and follows parts of the historic Sumpter Valley Railroad line first introduced in 1897. The Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area allows explorers to experience a retired gold dredge’s first floor. The nearby Wallowa Whitman National Forest gives plenty of opportunities with more than 2 million acres of public land that contain over 715 trails for bikers, backpackers, and wildlife watchers. Campgrounds can be found throughout the forest for those wanting more than a day excursion. Area hunting options are varied with area game, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, black beer, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope. The area also has one of the largest herds of the fascinating Rocky Mountain elk found on any national forest. Opportunities for archery and rifle hunting in the area will keep any hunter busy for years. The Sumpter Unit contains 45% public lands, so there is no shortage of new habitats to explore among the Elkhorn Mountains. Those seeking substance from the water will find themselves very busy with the many nearby rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. The Powder River is known for its Rainbow trout offerings. The nearby Grande Ronde River is home to migratory Chinook salmon and steelhead and the acrobatic, large Redband rainbow trout and is a popular rafting river. Brownlee Reservoir on the Snake River, almost 60 miles long and culminating at the entrance to Hells Canyon, is accessible at Richland, just 1 ½ ± hours East of the ranch, and offers excellent warm water fishing for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, crappie, bluegill, perch, and catfish. During the winter, the slopes call to skiers from the Anthony Lakes Ski Area, just a little over an hour from the ranch. With a base elevation of 7,100 feet and 21 downhill runs, and over 30 km of Nordic skiing tracks, all skiers can find satisfaction during the earth’s restful season. Once summer awakens the vegetation and melts the snow, live bands play at the mountain’s Starbottle Saloon. If all the outdoor activity ignites an urge for stillness, a quiet drive along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway lies just outside the door of any Sumpter resident. The entire loop is 106 miles long. It provides a firsthand view of scenic history. www.fayranches.com | (800) 238.8616 | info@fayranches.com
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H unting & W ildlife The ranch attracts a wide variety of wildlife, with thousands of acres of National Forest at its boundaries. Oregon’s Blue Mountains are home to large numbers of Rocky Mountain elk. Other game species frequenting the ranch and surrounding areas include mule deer, antelope, bear, ducks, geese, and turkey. Oregon has the second-largest elk herd in the U.S., just behind Colorado. The ranch owner can receive 3 Landowner Preference Tags (LOP Tags) for all hunts. A Buyer should verify LOP tags’ availability with ODFW, as availability can vary with ODFW management decisions. More information can be obtained by calling ODFW at (503) 947-6000 or visiting their website at https://www.dfw.state.or.us/
F ishing Fishing for trout is available in Deer Creek, on USFS lands, just off the ranch’s NE border, as well as in the Powder River, which joins one of the ranch’s noncontiguous parcels and continues through the valley, just south of the ranch, across Hwy.7, plus in the many ranch ponds located amongst the old dredge tailings. Phillips Reservoir, with its fishing for trout, bass, crappie, tiger muskies, and tiger trout, is just 1.6± miles SE from the ranch! Additionally, Northeast Oregon has multiple fishing opportunities in its many rivers and lakes! Within easy driving distance from the ranch, some of the most notable area fishing for trout and steelhead can be found in the Grande Rhonde River, Wallow River, Minam River, Imnaha River, Snake River, Anthony Lakes, and Wallowa Lake. The lower Grande Ronde River is known far and wide for its large Redband trout, steelhead, and bass fishing opportunities, both from a drift boat or raft and by wading from the bank! 12
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
Pendleton Round-Up - Wikimedia
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NEARBY ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES Baker City offers small-town intimacy while providing a larger town variety in cuisine options. There are dining choices to satisfy every whim and every budget. Home-style western cooking reigns at the Lone Pine Café. Locally owned eateries, including Sweet Wife Baking, Charley’s Deli, and ice cream, provide a unique experience that will keep visitors returning to try all the menu treats. Several breweries and pubs, such as Barley Browns Brew Pub, give diners an experience the local beer and pub-style meals. Several lodging choices include The Sunridge Inn and the historic Geyser Grand Hotel, which also offers excellent dining. Baker City is home to the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. The Center sits atop Flagstaff Hill with its fantastic view of the Elkhorn Mountains and includes many interesting exhibits, interpretive programs, and living history demonstrations. Eastern Oregon University, Treasure Valley Community College, and Blue Mountain Community College are all close enough to offer Baker City residents options in continuing education. Students can seek degrees in any field of interest without traveling far from home. Of course, each area community has its annual Fairs and Rodeos, which are well attended and very entertaining, but a popular regional activity is watching cowboys compete during the Pendleton Round-Up. The nearby rodeo saw its first competitors in 1910 and is one of the PRCA’s most exciting rodeos while holding to the traditional values and adhering to the “Let ‘er buck!” slogan coined at its induction. Every year more than 50,000 spectators come to watch the grit on the grass arena. www.fayranches.com | (800) 238.8616 | info@fayranches.com
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MINERAL & TIMBER RIGHTS All mineral and timber rights appurtenant to the Seller’s property and owned will convey to the Buyer at closing. Mineral rights are not guaranteed. It is suggested that the Buyer conduct a mineral search with a title company.
CONSERVATION | STEWARDSHIP Each of us at Fay Ranches has a love of the land and a desire to see it remain as productive agricultural ground as well as quality fish and wildlife habitat. Through promoting the use of thoughtful land stewardship, Fay Ranches has guided owners toward a legacy of conserving wide open spaces, enhancing and creating fisheries and wildlife habitat and implementing sustainable agricultural operations. Fay Ranches is proud to say that since our company began in 1992, the landscape on which we work has been significantly enhanced by the conservation ethic and land use practices of our clients. 14
Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
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2,263.67± Deeded Acres Unsurpassed beauty; phenomenal views of the Elkhorn Mountains, available privacy Timber and agricultural production Joins millions of acres of National Forest Land Excellent access to the main ranch property Good interior access roads on the main ranch property Multiple area recreational opportunities: fishing, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling, rafting, hiking, mountain biking, bird watching Excellent hunting opportunities for big game, waterfowl and turkeys 3 LOP tags for all hunts (Buyer to verify with ODFW) Excellent fishing opportunities for trout and other species Convenient location to entertainment, goods and services www.fayranches.com | (800) 238.8616 | info@fayranches.com
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Sumpter Valley Elkhorn View Ranch | Sumpter, Oregon
SUMMARY Rarely does an opportunity like this present itself to the discerning buyer; a chance to own a historic Eastern Oregon ranch that has been in the same family for five generations! You will never tire of the beauty of this ranch and the surrounding Sumpter Valley, right at the feet of the majestic Elkhorn Mountains. You can enjoy it just as it is or add improvements to your specifications, making it your own! What a phenomenal blank canvas on which to paint your vision! Own and enjoy the history and the rural lifestyle, rich with wildlife and recreational opportunities right out your door!
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PRICE $2,590,000
TERMS Cash, Conventional Financing, 1031 Tax Exchange
CONTACT Please contact Scott Hawes at (541) 419-0770 | shawes@fayranches.com to schedule a showing. This is an exclusive listing. An agent from Fay Ranches must be present at all showings, unless otherwise noted or other arrangements are made. To view other properties, fly fishing properties, and sporting ranches that we have listed, please visit our web page at www.fayranches.com.
NOTICE Offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of purchase by owner. Information regarding land classification, carrying capacities, maps, etc., is intended only as a general guideline and has been provided by the owners and other sources deemed reliable, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to research the information to their own satisfaction.
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SCOTT HAWES principal broker
Licensed in: OR, ID c. 541-419-0770 shawes@fayranches.com
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