Miller Lake Ranch \ Chopper Grassell

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MILLER LAKE RANCH

THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY AND SECLUSION OF THE MILLER LAKE RANCH 1 4 M I L E S S O U T H W E S T O F A N A C O N D A , M O N TA N A Miller Lake Ranch represents a unique opportunity to effectively own your own national park. This 10,000 acre alpine ranch includes the tops of two 10,000-foottall granite peaks and miles of the Continental Divide.

Rock ridges loom 1,500 feet above the timber, lakes and creek of this dead-end mountain valley. Privacy is here in the extreme. Wolves, bears, elk, deer, sheep and moose all summer here. Cutthroat trout fill the creek and lake. Winter is deep in snow and pristine. Yet, for all its seclusion, the Miller Lake Ranch is located surprisingly close to airports, interstate, towns, hospitals and supplies.

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Price: $29,500,000

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LOOKS LIKE A NATIONAL PARK RANCH DESCRIPTION The Miller Lake Ranch is accessed along its eastern boundary where it fronts on State Highway 569 (aka Mill Creek Road). One can be on the ranch within 10 minutes after leaving Interstate 90 at the Anaconda/Highway 1 exit. The entrance is on a separate 174-acre parcel separated by two miles from the main Mill Creek valley unit but connected by a recorded right-of-way easement across the neighboring 4,500-acre ranch.

The 174-acre parcel currently has an existing log cabin and the location of a new modern cabin being built. This is a gently sloping hillside mostly covered in lodgepole pine. The connecting road across the neighboring property is mostly flat until just before reaching the main ranch, where it pitches down in a few switchback turns to the valley floor. From there the road follows the creek upward in a gentle climb all the way to Miller Lake, at the head of the valley.

The valley is timbered in areas with lodgepole pine but also, in higher elevations, with Douglas fir and spruce.

R A N C H D E S C R I P T I O N ( C O N T. ) The main ranch is surrounded by 11 miles of Deer Lodge National Forest lands, 5 miles of State Wildlife Management Area lands and 3.5 miles of private lands (2 miles of which are the previously mentioned 4,500-acre neighbor). Two sides of the 174-acre unit are also State Wildlife Management Area lands. The other two sides are private lands.

Because the main ranchlands are in a hidden and deep mountain valley, they are extremely private. Two ridges of mountains form the southern, western and northern sides of the six-andone- half- mile-long valley. One includes the 10,200-foot tall and curiously named Short Peak and the other is the 10,500foot tall Mt. Hagen. The southern ridge also includes five miles of the Continental Divide.

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Mill Creek runs the full length of the main ranch. Three lakes also water the ranch, including the 12-acre Miller Lake, 7-acre Lost Lake and the 14-acre Tenmile Lake.

IMPROVEMENTS CABIN The one-story log cabin was started in 1998 and finished in 2000. It has 864 square feet of main floor living area plus a 480 sq. ft. bunkroom loft and a 288 sq.ft. wooden porch with overhanging roofline. It contains three bedrooms and one bathroom. Its utilities are off the electrical grid and powered mainly by propane gas with propane- and solar-generated electricity as backups. Room heat is provided by a fireplace and baseboard electric radiators. Its roof is metal.

NEW CABIN Under construction for competition in the spring of 2022 is a modern 2200 sq ft 2 bedroom 2 ½ bath home with attached 1000 sq ft oversized garage for 2 vehicles and all the toys needed for winter or summer. Located on the 174 acre parcel just off Mill Creek Road, this charming home will operate off grid on a propane generator and a backup battery system.

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The log garage is of similar construction and age. It is 20’ x 24’ in size and houses one car, the electricity generator, and solar power battery bank.

ROAD A totally revamped access road is currently under construction with new compacted gravel expanded widths of 18 feet or more and guard rails. This will allow for quick and safe access to the ranch from Mill Creek Rd easily within 10 minutes. Road should be complete by end of September or first part of October 2021.

WILDLIFE & FISHERY The ranch is a wildlife haven. Sightings of numerous species are common. These include such game species as elk, moose, mule deer, whitetail deer, Rocky Mountain sheep, black bear, mountain lion, wolves and mountain goat. Non-game animals include grizzly bear, beaver, weasel, marten, wolverine and raccoon.

Raptors include numerous species of eagle, falcon and hawk.

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Hunting tags for elk are over-the-counter for browtined bulls, and by drawing for cows. Mule deer buck hunting tags are drawn with 100% success rates.

Whitetail deer buck hunting tags are over-the-counter.

Bighorn sheep ram tags are drawn with minimal success rates. One statewide tag is sold at auction annually for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Black bear tags are over-the-counter for both spring and fall seasons, as are mountain lion tags for the winter season.

Pure strain westslope cutthroat trout inhabit and are caught in the ranch’s lake and stream. Miller Lake has many eager to be caught, ranging up to 22 inches in length. The cutthroat in Mill Creek average 8-12 inches, and there are loads of them.

FEATURES - 10,598 deeded acres - 14 miles southwest of Anaconda, Montana - 26 miles west of Butte - Mill Creek flows the length of the ranch and is tributary to the nearby Clark Fork River - 12-acre Miller Lake, 7-acre Lost Lake and the 14-acre Tenmile Lake - Includes the tops of two 10,000-foot-tall granite peaks and miles of the Continental Divide.

- New modern cabin under construction - Log cabin and garage - New access road - Fly fishing, horse back riding, snowmobiling, hiking, pack trips, and many more outdoor activities - Extreme privacy but close to airports, interstate, towns, hospitals and supplies.

Price: $29,500,000

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LISTED BY RICHARD LEWIS CONTACT: CHOPPER GRASSELL 307.231.2603 | CHOPPER.GRASSELL@COMPASS.COM

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