Kanye West made headlines in 2019, when he set his sights on thousands of acres of land in
Wyoming.
However, just two years after he purchased a couple of massive Wyoming ranches, the rapper may
be less enamored with the Cowboy State. He’s placed one of the properties—known as Monster
Lake Ranch—back on the market for $11 million, TMZ reported.
It’s not known exactly how much West paid for the ranch, but it had been listed in the range of $13
million to $14 million.
Yeezy made his first big splash in Wyoming when he purchased Monster Lake Ranch, located 11 miles outside Cody, WY. He proceeded to dub the nearly 4,000-acre spread “West Lake Ranch.”
He apparently still owns a second ranch that he picked up that year, possibly with the intention of holding his Sunday Services there. That 6,713-acre ranch reportedly includes heated helicopter pads and walk-in saunas.
At the time West arrived out West, he had big plans for development in the area, the New York Times reported. He had recorded part of his ninth album there, and contemplated producing his clothing line in Cody.
A couple of years ago, we looked into the properties, and came up with some theories as to why he’d buy out in the unlikely locale of Wyoming. Speculation on why he made the play at the time ranged from a savvy tax move, to seclusion from the paparazzi, to building a business there.
But with his recent purchase of a beachfront marvel in Malibu, perhaps Kanye’s focus is on going back to California—after his foray into cowboy country.
West leaves up for grabs a spread that offers two freshwater lakes, a Bureau of Land Management lease, equipment sheds, equine facility, livestock corrals, and hay meadows.
The “once-in-a-lifetime” property comes with a lodge, commercial kitchen, and entertainment features including a go-kart track and trophy trout fishing, which offers commercial opportunities, the listing notes.