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$3,200,000
1,619 acres
7 Beds | 5 Baths
1050 Red Canyon Road, Thermopolis, WY
82443
- Hot Springs County
Red Canyon Ranch
RED CANYON RANCH, THERMOPOLIS, WYOMING “Think of it as your own National Park”
The epic story of Red Canyon Ranch begins when life on Earth almost died. Standing on the rim of Red Canyon and looking out over the beautiful vista, it’s hard to imagine that the dove-gray cliffs and rolling tree-covered hills in the canyon bottom represent the biggest mass extinction of all time. The limestone is formed of tiny shells, the dying sea creatures that drifted to the bottom of the ancient ocean. This was 250 million years ago, during what paleontologists call the Permian Extinction, a period when 90% of all life on Earth perished. But the dramatic red cliffs that rise above the gray limestone--the Chugwater Formation--date to around 200 million ye
Bill Vacek
Hayden Outdoors