Lolo, MT 59847 - Missoula County

Lolo Ranch is situated roughly 20 minutes south from Missoula, Montana's second largest metropolitan area. Tucked at the base of the famed Bitterroot Mountain Range, the property has extensive water rights utilizing two irrigation pivots supporting a robust livestock operation. Access is exceptional with a paved highway providing close proximity to a full suite of services including commercial and private air transportation from Missoula's newly renovated airport. Recreation is boundless, with millions of acres of public land directly adjacent to the property and unique access to several alpine lakes and the Lower 48's largest wilderness complex. The Bitterroot River, flowing through the center of the valley, provides world class trout fishing only minutes from the ranch. There are numerous professionally designed ski runs in the higher elevations making winter skiing or summer mountain biking a private and exclusive experience. One of the largest herds of resident elk in the northern Bitterroot Valley call the ranch home. With its carefully crafted professional ski runs, adjacent access to millions of acres of public ground and proximity to a significant population center, Lolo Ranch has all the raw ingredients for a world-class destination or lifestyle development catering to an emerging class of residents looking for a recreation-centric lifestyle surrounded by spectacular scenery.

The Facts:

~ 1,981+/- acres of rolling foothills, riparian corridors, forested ridges and irrigated meadows

~ 5,000+/- square feet owner's residence with five bedrooms and six bathrooms

~ 155+/- acres under pivot irrigation

~ Unrivaled potential for shared ranch lifestyle community or development with a focus on recreation and agriculture

~ Over two miles of underground mainline power, 1.4 miles of city-wide paved streets, 1.8 miles of pavement-ready gravel roads, miles of trails, and dozens of professionally designed ski runs

~ The largest resident elk herd in the northern Bitterroot Valley occupies the ranch year-round

~ Approximately 3.5 miles of public land boundary providing exclusive access into the Lolo National Forest and Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, two alpine lakes, and the largest roadless area in the contiguous United States

~ Significant water rights for irrigation and stock

~ Not encumbered by a conservation easement, allowing a new owner to protect viewsheds, agricultural soils and wildlife corridors by limiting development should they choose

~ 15 minutes south of Missoula, Montana; under 30 minutes to Missoula's regional airport