Go big, and go home to this rancher’s paradise that just became Alberta’s most expensive residential land listing.

The 14,740-acre Bar-N Ghost Pine Ranch estate in the Willow Creek region outside Calgary has been listed for US$42.5 million (about C$52.4 million) by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.

It breaks the province’s record for the priciest on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), according to a Tuesday news release. It also notes that offers will be accepted in U.S. currency only.

The property has six residences including a 5,200-square-foot ranch home, guest house, and four village houses for workers.

The main home boasts panoramic views, natural wood beams, and a stone fireplace in the kitchen and living space.

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• The Bar-N Ghost Pine Ranch, listed at US$42.5 million in June 2015, is Alberta’s most expensive land listing on MLS

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• This Canmore, Alta. home, which is no longer listed on the MLS, has outdoor living rooms, a hall with totem poles and a two-storey library.

• Ever wanted to ski in and out of your home? This spectacular $11.99 million home may be your chance. Last we checked (in Dec. 2014), it’s still available.

• The Chilko Experience Wilderness Resort, also known as the Huston Family Estate, was on the market this year for $10.5 million. The listing is no longer active.

• A 6,000-foot Calgary penthouse overlooking the Saddledome and Stampede Park. A perfect place to gaze down upon the hordes of cowboys coming to town in summertime.

• This gorgeous farm comes with a main house, event hall, coach house with guest suite, and barn totalling 11,589 sq.-ft. Not to mention a stable and large garden with pond, island, and two bridges.

  If you’d like to start up a business, take advantage of the seven acres of organic blueberry shrubs, which bring in a potential $300,000 per year.

• Ever fancied owning a ranch of your own? This “premier equestrian estate” in Abbotsford, B.C. still appears to be on the market. There’s a coach house, wooden stables and art stalls. The barn has its own bed, fireplace and kitchenette.

• Call it the big mansion that couldn’t. The home located at 2290 Saxony Court in Mississauga, Ont. was sold for $6.2 million at auction after previously being listed for $11 million. But even that move failed, and the house had to go to a SECOND auction, along with a separate property on Doulton Drive. It’s tough to say where it stands now: an elaborate website associated with the mansion was still active as of this writing.

• This penthouse, which is located within walking distance of Calgary’s Peace Bridge, has four fire places, hardwood all over, and a patio that is 1,970 square feet on its own.

• Blue Valley Farms, an equestrian property close to Spruce Meadows, found its way off the market following an auction this year. It’s a 45-acre site with indoor and outdoor riding arenas, five fields and 12 paddocks. Oh, and then there’s also a four-bedroom home for the property’s manager to live in.

• This record-breaking Calgary condo sale sadly means it’s no longer available, but what a buy! The two-storey, two-bedroom property boasts a high-speed elevator and 2,000-square-foot terrace.

• Now THIS is capital living. This 3.235-square-foot penthouse in Victoria has a private elevator lobby, two outdoor terraces and — gasp! — an elevator for cars! If James Bond ever wanted to visit Victoria, he’d surely live here.

• This gorgeous, isolated Nova Scotia property was featured in the 2014 edition of Architectural Digest. It is 6,000 square feet of coastal luxury overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

• An absolutely gorgeous P.E.I. home with Cape Cod siding and field stone from Pennsylvania’s Valley Forge Mountain. If you’ve ever wanted to live like a Kennedy, this is your chance.

• The listing calls it a penthouse, but it’s really more like a high-level townhouse. This property is a two-level, five-bedroom penthouse with views of Calgary in every direction.

• A superb ski chalet as you can only find in Whistler. This property is even connected to a bridge that takes you directly into Whistler Creekside Village.

• These two New Brunswick homes located at 331 Rang 2 in St.-Francois can still be yours for the low, low price of $2.9 million.

• Island living in Calgary doesn’t get much better than this. For $2.5 million, you can enjoy a five-bedroom condo with an eight-foot (!) wooden front door, through which you’ll find two-storey vaulted ceilings, a wine cellar, media area, exercise room and island that’s great for entertaining guests.

• Church Ranches Estates, located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Calgary, no longer appears to be on the market following a Sotheby’s auction. It’s a 2.27-acre property with a 9,000-square-foot home that has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. One of its greatest features is a 3,000-square-foot salarium with a pool, hot tub and tropical gardens.

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• This bungalow located near the oilsands features ceilings that are 20 feet high, two gas fire places and a covered deck with a hot tub.

• This four-bedroom home’s basement could be its most notable feature: there’s a pool table, wet bar and entertainment area.

Of course, no Alberta luxury ranch would be complete without meadows, a trout pond, water springs and a lake.

There is so much water on the site that it doesn’t have any pumps, Sotheby’s agent Renata Reid told The Calgary Herald.

“It is untouched nature basically that is a large parcel that hasn’t been affected by any development or any external effect,” she said. “It’s been protected.”

“One of the largest and most significant privately-held pieces of land in Alberta,” it is located close to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO heritage site, and an hour from the U.S. border, Sotheby’s said.

The ranch comes with 800 cattle and 36 Angus cross bulls, who have 5,700 acres of grazing area in addition to corrals and barns.

But it’s also a hunter’s paradise, with wildlife including mule deer, white-tailed deer and sharp-tailed grouse that live on the property.

An anonymous oil and gas executive, who bought the property in 1992, is selling it because he has retired and must attend to his health, Reid told The Herald.

The listing has already drawn interest from U.S. and international buyers, Sotheby’s said. It is only accepting offers in U.S. dollars.

Last year, the Kettle Lake Ranch close to Calgary hit the market for $37.8 million, which was also handled by Sotheby’s.

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