950 W Schellbourne Rd Ely, NV 89301

The Cherry Creek ranch is located next to the historic mining town of Cherry Creek located in northern White Pine county, in northeastern Nevada. The historic mining town has existed for over 140 years. Cherry Creek was once a thriving mining town, in 1873 the town included a livery stable, a blacksmith shop, a large hotel, several boarding houses, restaurants, and more than twenty saloons. Since the 1940’s the community has slowly declined in size, although mine leaseholders have always been active in the district and occasional mining activity has taken place.

The ranch is located in the northern part of Steptoe Valley, north of the communities of McGill and Ely and approx. 5 miles west of U.S. Route 93. The Cherry Creek Ranch has a history of the Pony Express crossing through back in the day!

The ranch consists of 827 deeded acres that is not all contiguous but in close proximity and in 5 separate parcels , 38.25 acres, 278.25 acres, 40 acres, 151.4 acres and 320 acres. It has historically been a cattle/hay operation with adjudicated water rights.

The ranch headquarter home is located on a 5 acre homestead parcel.The 38 acres is fenced with an old historic mill building. There are 4 large trout ponds near the headquarters compound with a tree covered island in the middle of one. The ponds have provided storage for irrigation, recreation and with the adjoining meadows has been a perennial gathering place for deer and elk.

There are 9 separate fields of meadow grass delineated for irrigation. An artesian spring irrigates 45 acres on the 320 acre parcel and the 151.4 acres has a year round spring. The 40 acre plateau parcel has a seasonal running spring. There is also a productive slate quarry on the property.

Improvements include an 8,000 sq.ft. rambling ranch home, very unique and ideally suited for some type of retreat, guest ranch, AirBnb, family compound, etc. The home features 4 bedrooms upstairs with an additional dormitory room to accommodate 4 beds. There are two full kitchens, 4 full bathrooms and a half bath. There’s a large open living room area with a koi pond and stream passing through (unique!) This home needs to be seen to visualize the possibilities.

The Cherry Creek Ranch is a unique northern Nevada ranch offering with a great history. The ranch has excellent water rights and water features, lush meadows, productive slate quarry, year round stream and a unique large ranch home. The ranch provides productive farming/grazing with unparalleled solitude and recreational access to National Forests and wilderness.

The property is offered in its entirety, for the first time for $2,000,000.