William Mcdavid

Dayton MT Home for Sale

Like the cold, clear waters of Flathead Lake, mystique surrounds Cromwell Island. It overlooks the legendary Wild Horse Island, where Salish and Kootenai historically swam their horses to keep them safe from rival tribes. With 348 acres and nearly three miles of shoreline, Cromwell is the largest private island in freshwater west of the Mississippi River that is under a single ownership. The island was purchased in the late 1980s by Robert M. Lee, a renowned automobile and antique arms collector, explorer, author, and conservationist. Before his death in 2016, Mr. Lee and his wife, Anne, partially completed construction on homes including 45,000 square feet of living space. Even in its unfinished state, ''The Villa'' has a magnitude of presence reminiscent of Versailles.

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One of the West s premier wilderness retreats, the 104.77 acre Shepp Ranch is located within the Nez Perce National Forest at the heart of the Frank Church-River of No Return and the Gospel Hump Wilderness Areas. The acreage lies along Crooked Creek and fronts on the north bank of the Salmon River, designated as a National Wild and Scenic River. The recently renovated and immaculately maintained main lodge, cabins, barn, shop, and generator house are sited above the confluence of Crooked Creek and the Salmon River overlooking the majestic river canyon. The ranch may be accessed by jet boat, foot, horseback, or by private aircraft utilizing the ranch s 2,000 foot airstrip. Enjoy excellent fly fishing for trout on Crooked Creek and smallmouth bass and spring and fall steelhead in the Salmon River. The 97,000 acre outfitting special use permit affords endless opportunities to big game hunt and explore the wilderness by horseback or hiking. The ranch is offered turnkey with furnishings and equipment, including three custom jet boats. Shepp Ranch is much more than a magnificent property; it is an experience that runs the gamut from full throttle exhilaration to utmost tranquility in a pristine setting unique to the largest contiguous wilderness in the Lower 48.

Huson MT Home for Sale

High Meadow Mountain Ranch, located in the coveted Ninemile valley, is only 35 minutes from Missoula s airport yet is strategically oriented to bask in privacy. Breathtaking 360-degree mountain views surround a compound that includes 10,000 square feet of living space that exemplifies the rustic charm most people envision when they think of Montana. Ninemile Creek borders 1.25 miles along the east edge of this 457 acre ranch with one mile of national forest bordering the west edge.

Seeley Lake MT Home for Sale

The Summit includes 70 acres of timber, meadow and a pond perched atop this divide with an 8,000 square foot masterpiece home sited to absorb some of the most striking views found in the northern Rocky Mountains. The Mission Mountains to the west and the Swan Range to the east rise from the valley like vertical walls of granite topped with snow most of the year. With a gentle topography and easy access there is nothing complicated about ownership here. Extended family and friends can enjoy a two-bedroom guest house with an additional bunk room for a total sleeping capacity of eight. There is direct access from the property into a large block of U.S. Forest Service lands. All of this geography teems with wildlife including elk, wolves and grizzly bears.

Philipsburg MT Home for Sale

Twisted Fork At Rock Creek near Philipsburg, MT provides an opportunity to own a waterfront retreat on one of the most renowned trout streams in Montana. With nearly a mile of this Blue Ribbon fishery, anglers will find no shortage of quality , fishable water. An owner's residence, two cabins, and an indoor arena make this well suited as a income generating guest ranch or base for an outfitting operation. With 108 acres, the ranch is stock ready with water rights, fencing and corrals suitable for livestock. The region is known for a variety of attractions including Discovery Ski Area, Georgetown Lake, the Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Philipsburg anchors this agricultural community but for next level services, Missoula with its international airport and Butte, are 1.5 and 1 hour away respectively. Twisted Fork at Rock Creek offers is the quintessential Montana getaway, and a launching point for the best recreation that Montana has to offer.

Bigfork MT Home for Sale

The Salmon Prairie Ranch is located in Western Montana s Swan Valley in the middle of two of Montana s most dramatic mountain ranges: the Swan Range and the Mission Mountains. This is the heart of the Crown of the Continent and many trailheads leading into the massive Bob Marshall Wilderness (1.5 million acres) are a stone s throw away. The ranch itself has 3.2 miles of boundary with an ocean of Flathead National Forest and almost a mile of both sides of the Swan River. A comfortable three bedroom two bath log home is tucked into the trees on a hillside overlooking the meadow and across the river at the snowcapped Swan Range. Another cluster of improvements located in the meadow include a barn, guest cabin and more. A two bedroom two bath manager s home with a detached garage provides the opportunity for an on-site manager to keep an eye on things. There are two wells and water rights for 54 acres of flood irrigation.

Philipsburg MT Home for Sale

For over seven decades, this large western Montana ranch has been under the careful stewardship of a multi-generational ranching family. With over 11 square miles of diverse terrain, it is home to a productive cattle operation that is situated on an exceptionally beautiful piece of the earth, including riparian meadows, irrigated fields, rolling rangelands and conifer forest. There are over two and one-half miles (measured on the meander) of both banks of Flint Creek, a trout fishery with excellent populations of brown trout. Elk, deer and other wildlife are commonplace on the uplands of the ranch. Youll need to lift your jaw from your lap while taking in the views that grace this ranch.Philipsburg, literally across the road from the main entrance, has an impressive array of services for holding a population of less than a thousand people. You will find a grocery, restaurants, a brewery and even a nostalgic candy shop. The well-preserved historic buildings along Broadway Street feel like an old western town because it is an old western town. Youll need to go to Missoula for an international airport, but that is only an hour away with no mountain passes to grapple with. Philipsburg also has its own paved and lighted airstrip where private aircraft can land on a 3,600-foot runway.Downhill skiing is less than thirty minutes from the front door at Discovery Basin Ski Area, located just above Georgetown Lake. The lake is a popular place for water skiing and other summer water sports, as well as snowmobiling and ice fishing in the winter. The legendary Rock Creek, home of The Ranch at Rock Creek, along with multiple trailheads into the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness, are also located less than thirty minutes from the property. There are no trade-offs to be made in buying this ranch because it has quite literally everything that is on almost everyones wish list for a ranch in the Rocky Mountains.