61969 Ski Run Road , Joseph, OR 97846(Wallowa County)

The 923 acre Ranch is being offered in both its entirety, and in two parcels. Parcel A is 727 acres and includes all improvements. Parcel B is 196 acres and is located east of Ski Run Road, overlooking Wallowa Lake. Sale of either parcel is subject to total bids in the aggregate to equal, or exceed, the bulk Published Reserve Price of $2,250,000.

Mt. Joseph Ranch has an eighty year legacy as a guest ranch. Many original buildings remain, including: main home in lodge log cabin-style, dining hall, and two small cabins. The Chief Joseph Summer Camp, established in 1961 and supported by the Buhler family, had used the property for 56 years. Marr Flat Cattle Company has also used the property for its livestock facility, shop and hay base. In recent years, the horse barn was renovated into an event venue which has accommodated up to 125 guests for weddings and celebrations. The Ranch has been used as a Buhler family retreat throughout its history. Included on the property are three homes and two cabins, totaling fourteen bedrooms that can accommodate, along with the main home, over twenty guests and owners.

Landscape of the Mt. Joseph Ranch is mostly gently sloping and rolling open meadows, with timberland along the southwest hillside, and steep slopes on: the eastern section of the Ranch, along the West Moraine, and along Lakeshore Drive. The main block of 727 acres, or Parcel A, is fenced and cross fenced.

The Ranch has 260 acres of water rights. There is a pump along Moonshine Creek, but only 51.87 acres are currently irrigated by wheel and handline. Additionally, there are 10 acres of irrigated meadow. The balance of the water rights to 196 acres at the Ranch has not been used.

The property has a main entry drive from Ski Run Road which serves all improvements at the Ranch. The Ranch complex, located at the edge of the timber, has outstanding views to Joseph and to the Wallowa River Valley, and includes: original log cabin-style residence of five bedrooms and three bathrooms; three bedroom, two bathroom guest house; newer three bedroom, one bathroom home with garage; two older small cabins with bathrooms; dining hall with kitchen and restroom. These improvements are all located near a small outdoor amphitheater.

There is a renovated 1,872 square foot barn used as an event venue located just below the main ranch complex of buildings. It is surrounded by a fence, and easily suited for both indoor and outdoor use.Along the main entry drive are a 3,750 square foot metal clad shop and office, two hay sheds, and livestock facility with corrals, chutes, pens, scale, and small work area, all used for the cattle operation. The Ranch has wells for domestic water, septic systems, electricity, and telephone. Cellular service is good at the property.

The Mt. Joseph Ranch is being offered as part of a Northeast Oregon portfolio of ranch, hunting, and recreation property. Bids are due July 11, 2018. Contact Realty Marketing/Northwest for bid package and additional auction information.