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LOCATION

18 miles from Big Timber, Montana and then another 61 miles west to Bozeman. Billings is 81 miles to the east. Air Service Gallatin Field Airport services several major airlines including Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, Horizon, United and US Airways. For convenience, it offers many direct flights to Seattle/Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Chicago and Atlanta, making it easily accessible from all over the country.

LOCALE

The property is right in the Absarokee Mountains. The terrain consists of rolling hills and mountains throughout the property. The Lower Deer Creek is an exceptional fishery and runs north through the ranch for 4 miles. The stream is entirely private with no public access making it a truly first class fishery for brown and cutthroat trout. The ranch is an incredible horseback riding ranch with hundreds of various trails to ride and bordering national forest service for 7 miles. There are several springs and small creeks that feed into the Lower Deer Creek creating an excellent and varied drainages, including Cedar Creek, Cabin Creek, Silver Creek, Packsaddle, Tomato Canyon, and several others. The closest skiing is Bridger Bowl just out of Bozeman about 60 miles west of the ranch and Big Sky Ski Resort is only 2 hours away from the Ranch. Red Lodge Montana also has a great ski area and is only 1.5 hours away to the South East.

Mountain Lodge Location


HISTORY OF AREA

The history of the Sweet Grass County area dates back to years when the Crow, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and raiding Sioux all claimed the area as hunting grounds. William Clark and his party were the first white men definitely known to have been in the present area of Sweet Grass County. Clark followed the Yellowstone River back to rendezvous with Meriwether Lewis on their journey exploring the west in 1806. 'Rivers Across' in Clark’s journal refers to the spot on the Yellowstone River just below Big Timber where, directly across from one another, the Boulder River and Big Timber Creek empty into the Yellowstone. James Stewart followed the Clark expedition with his party in 1863, by the Bozeman and Bridger trains in 1864, and by surveying parties of railroad engineers under the protection of troops. The Bozeman Trail crossed the county taking miners to gold fields farther west. Horatio N. Gage, the first settler in the region, located at the mouth of Duck Creek in 1873. He was followed soon after by Al and Waborn Harrison, who drove cattle and horses to lower Sweet Grass Creek, and established a ranch. From 1873 to 1882, a few scattered settlers established homes within the area of the present county. Parts of Sweet Grass County were part of the Crow Indian reservation until about 1880. The advent of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1882 brought settlers in larger numbers, and by 1892 the area was enjoying considerable prosperity.

On the journey home, Captain Lewis and Captain Clark split up at “Travelers Rest” near Lolo, MT. Lewis headed toward the northern part of Montana, while Clark took Sacagawea, 20 men and 50 horses through the Bitterroot Valley toward the Yellowstone River Valley. By the middle of July, Clark was traveling east on the North side of the Yellowstone. His experiences along the river include observations of the many plants and wildlife in the area. He also noted in his journal a place where two rivers flowed into the Yellowstone almost directly across from each other. “Rivers Across” is Big Timber Creek from the north and the Boulder River from the south. To visit the area mentioned go to the Otter Creek fishing access just 2 miles north of Big Timber. Big Timber is also home to the historic Grand Hotel. Built in 1890 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Grand Hotel has been restored to her original dignity. Enjoy Montana's finest cuisine, stay the night

in it’s beautiful turn of the century decorated rooms, or have a beverage at the 1890 saloon. The Grand Restaurant serves locally raised beef and lamb

and fresh seafood flown in daily and you can sample the excellent selection of fine wines.

Lower Deer Creek


ACREAGE

10,600 deeded acres 1,400 state and BLM

Breakdown of irrigated and timber land: Approximately 6500 acres grazing land

4,100 acres in timber.

IMPROVEMENTS

Outbuildings The Ranch has extensive outbuildings:

• The original house built on the ranch was in 1953 and has been totally refurbished and sits right against the Lower Deer Creek. It has 2,000 sq.ft and features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.

• The 6,000 sq. ft. hunting lodge contains 8 bedrooms and 5 baths. It is also located near the National Forest boundary.

• The ranch manager’s house was built in 1961 with 1,800 sq.ft, and has been totally renovated with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It has central gas heat system, concrete foundation and in excellent condition. It has wood siding and an asphalt shingle roof.

• There is a beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. guest house with 3 bedrooms and two baths overlooking a large pond and Deer Creek, built in 2003. It features many upgrades, cathedral ceiling and incredible views everywhere.

• The spectacular main house is about 7,000 sq. ft. with a detached garage and has 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, sits on top of a hill overlooking all the mountains to the south in the Lower Deer Creek Drainage.

• There is a 900 sq. ft. apartment attached to the utility shed in the barn and corral area, with two bedrooms and one bath.

• The Riding arena is approximately 13,000 sq.ft with storage, tack room, horse stall, office and restroom.

• A state of the art horse barn measures approximately 2,500 sq.ft • There is another utility barn for equipment storage and several other usable buildings for storage and

hay.

Second Managers House Apartment with Utility Barn


CLIMATE

Monthly Averages for Big Timber, MT [ English | Metric ]

Table Display Graph Display

Month Avg. High

Avg. Low Mean Avg.

Precip Record High

Record Low

Jan 35°F 13°F 24°F 0.65 in. 78°F (1922) -36°F (1917)

Feb 41°F 18°F 29°F 0.50 in. 72°F (1950) -47°F (1936)

Mar 48°F 23°F 35°F 0.93 in. 80°F (1928) -30°F (1932)

Apr 56°F 31°F 43°F 1.79 in. 89°F (1962) -10°F (1936)

May 67°F 39°F 53°F 2.79 in. 97°F (1934) 10°F (1954)

Jun 77°F 47°F 62°F 2.60 in. 106°F (1919) 26°F (1968)

Jul 85°F 52°F 69°F 1.54 in. 110°F (1931) 30°F (1930)

Aug 85°F 51°F 68°F 1.25 in. 107°F (1929) 28°F (1910)

Sep 72°F 41°F 57°F 1.28 in. 100°F (1950) 12°F (1926)

Oct 60°F 32°F 46°F 1.37 in. 88°F (1992) -14°F (1919)

Nov 44°F 23°F 33°F 0.72 in. 78°F (1965) -29°F (1959)

Dec 36°F 16°F 26°F 0.69 in. 80°F (1897) -38°F (1983)

Big Timber, MT Weather Facts

On average, the warmest month is July.

The highest recorded temperature was 110°F in 1931. On average, the coolest month is January. The lowest recorded temperature was -47°F in 1936.

The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.

GENERAL OPERATION

The ranch has been primarily used as a recreational ranch by the current owners for 14 years. There was a fire in 2005 and the owners removed most of the burnt timber. There is approximately 6500 acres over lush grass, now. If someone wanted to run yearlings it would handle 600 yearlings from May until October. If you wanted to develop some hay fields and or buy feed you could probably handle 500 Animal Units (Mother Cows/Calf Pair) year round. There are approximately 16 wells on the property and plenty of water for the livestock on the entire ranch along with the creeks and springs.

Monthly Averages


WILDLIFE AND FISHERY

The Lower Deer Creek runs through the property for 4 miles and is an incredible dry fly fishing stream. It is all private with no public access. The ranch has a trout pond that has in excess of 7 lb Brown Trouts located right in front of the indoor riding arena. Of the four miles of Lower Deer Creek, the owners manager recently shocked ! miles of the river and produced 140 trout of which 12 brown trout were over 20” and one was 24”. The ranch has an incredible local herd of elk with a general population of about 150 to 200. There are many white tail and mule deer on the ranch. The bear, bobcat, mountain lion turkey and grouse populations are healthy as well.

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

There are numerous outdoor recreational activities in the area including Hiking, Biking, Fishing, Hunting, Backpacking, ATV/Motorcycle Riding, Camping/Picnicking, Golfing, Horseback Riding, White Water Rafting, Wildlife viewing, Skiing and Snowmobiling. Cross country skiing is a favorite winter activity in Yellowstone National Park and one of Montana’s most popular ski resorts, Bridger Bowl, offers downhill skiing plus miles of cross-country ski trails and is less than an hour drive from the property. The famous Big Sky Ski resort is only an hour and a half drive. In the summer visit Yellowstone National Park, 35 miles away, for photography expeditions, wildlife viewing, fly fishing and the wonders of nature found nowhere else in the world.


TAXES

Approximately $28,000 per year

WATER RIGHTS AND WELL DATA

43B 104948 00

A

EXEMPT RIGHT ACTV

DOMESTIC

19570501 G

GROUNDWATER

WELL SIERRA MONTANA FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

18.00 GPM

2.88

1 1

43B 104948 00

A

EXEMPT RIGHT ACTV

LAWN AND GARDEN

19570501 G

GROUNDWATER


18.00 GPM

2.88

1 1

43B 104952 00

A

EXEMPT RIGHT ACTV

DOMESTIC

19570501 G

GROUNDWATER


16.00 GPM

2.25

View

1 1

43B 104952 00

A

EXEMPT RIGHT ACTV

LAWN AND GARDEN

19570501 G

GROUNDWATER


16.00 GPM

2.25

View

1 1

43B 106029 00

A

GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE

ACTV

DOMESTIC

199901151252

G

GROUNDWATER


18.00 GPM

4.75

1.5

1 1

43B 106029 00

A


ACTV

LAWN AND GARDEN

199901151252

G

GROUNDWATER WELL

SIERRA MONTANA FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

18.00 GPM

4.75 1.5

1 1

43B 49508 00

A


ACTV

DOMESTIC

19821223832

G

GROUNDWATER WELL


20.00 GPM

5.12

View

1 1

43B 49508 00

A


ACTV STOCK

19821223832

G

GROUNDWATER WELL


20.00 GPM

5.12

View

1 1

43B 73421 00

A


ACTV

DOMESTIC

199001111140

G

GROUNDWATER

DEVELOPED SPRING


30.00 GPM

2.98

1 1

43B 73421 00

A


ACTV STOCK

199001111140

G

GROUNDWATER

DEVELOPED SPRING


30.00 GPM

2.98

1 1

43B 215806 00

A

STATEMENT OF CLAIM ACTV

DOMESTIC

19251231 G

SPRING, UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF DAVIS

CREEK

DEVELOPED SPRING


15.00 GPM

1.50

0.25

1 1

Yes

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION

• Address: 4 Creek Lane, Grey Cliff, Mt. • Longitude: 109°52'50.70"W • Latitude: 45°40'49.49"N • Elevation: 4943 ft above sea level at the ranch headquarters • Geocode: 40-0809-04-4-02-01-0000 • Assessment Code: 0001601260 • Certificate of Survey: S04, T02 S, R15 E, NESW S2SW N2SE SWSE S2NE Main Ranch

headquarters


MAPS


PICTURES

Indoor Riding Arena

Riding Arena

Lower Deer Creek

Lower Deer Creek

Pond

Pond in front of Riding Arena


Pond

Guest House

Guest House

Horse Stalls

Horse Barn

Corrals


Main House

Main House

Corrals

State Ground

Main House

Main House


View from Main House

View From Main House


BROKERS COMMENTS

If you are looking for a private fishery with no public access, this is it. The ranch boasts incredible large game animals including Elk, Deer, Moose and Bear on 12,000 plus acres bordering forest service. The homes are in incredible and immaculate condition. This ranch has everything you could want. 4 Creeks Ranch is an extraordinary mountain property, which also offers a major agricultural opportunity for raising at least 450 head of cattle per year.

PRICE

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Cy Richard - Broker/Owner

Cy has a masters degree in marketing, and has a strong background in marketing of all types of properties such as; ranches and recreational properties and touts over 75% sales of his own listings. He specifically finds out what a buyer's needs are for ranches or recreational properties and matches the property to the people and spends many hours researching all the listings for the buyer, no matter whose listing it is. Cy is very good in tailor making a marketing plan that suits specific needs for every seller. Phone: (406) 531-5064, cell Office: (406) 961-6955 E-mail: [email protected]

David Viers, Jr., Broker/Owner

Since childhood, Dave has had an interest in American history. He trained and became a custom bootmaker, primarily making pre-1900 styled boots. His work was seen in many historical films, such as Tombstone, Avenging Angel and The Quick and the Dead. Several years ago, after 15 years of bootmaking, Dave and his father decided it was time for him to come to work in the family business his father had built. Dave Jr. and Dave Sr. have a very close relationship, many times working together on the sale and acquisition of ranches and other properties for their clients. Dave Jr. is a Broker and a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Montana Association of Realtors. Phone: (406) 223-7720, cell E-mail: [email protected]


David W. Viers, Sr. Broker / Owner

David Viers has been selling real estate in Montana for over 25 years which attributes to his vast knowledge of the state. Dave opened David Viers and Associates, Inc. in 1989. He is a driving force in keeping Montanans in charge of their Land Rights and their Heritage. Dave is a longtime member of the National Association of Realtors, past president of the Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Montana Association of Realtors.

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NOTICE: Offering is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice and approval of purchase by owners. Information regarding land classification, potential profits, etc. are intended only as general guidelines and have been provided by sources deemed reliable, but whose accuracy we cannot guartee.

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