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A Montana Ranch With The Rustic Appeal of an Elevated Cabin in the Woods

Where elk, deer and bears are the closest neighbors

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Listing Of The Day

Location: Drummond, Montana Price: $15.9 Million

Big blue skies, rolling green fields and mountainous terrain create a picture-perfect surrounding to Bearmouth Legacy Ranch in the wilds of Montana. Situated on 8,200 acres, stretching from the Clark Fork River to the Garnet Mountain Range, this property lies in the heart of The Great Outdoors.

The rustic chic main lodge was built by architect Tony Moretti. With its natural wood façade and pitched rooflines, the home blends seamlessly into its surrounding environs, like a large cabin in the woods.

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Interior designer Renee Brown selected materials and furnishings designed to bring the outside in.

The interior resembles an upscale ski lodge-meets-country retreat, says listing agent Dawn Maddux, of Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty.

From the hand-forged ironwork detailing and copper sinks, to the custom light fixtures featuring elk antlers and an extensive taxidermy collection, no corner was left unturned.

The Stats

Built in 2009, the 8,500-square-foot home has seven bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and one partial bath. Additionally, there are two guest chalet quarters.

Design Pedigree

Soaring 20-foot ceilings on the main floor and eight-foot doors crafted from knotty alder give the three-story home a wide-open feel. Natural materials, including American clay-covered walls and strand-woven poplar flooring reclaimed from a Colorado carpenter’s shop were used throughout. There are three fireplaces; one of which is a three-story hand-laid stone fireplace stretching through each floor.

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Amenities

The ultimate indoor-outdoor playground, the home offers a third-floor sky lounge showcasing a walnut wood-crafted bar with a backlit resin waterfall where you can take in the staggering views through picture windows. The plot contains 5,000 square feet of outdoor living space comprising a patio with a custom fireplace fashioned with rock from Plains, Montana, a wood-fired pizza oven, a 6,000-square-foot heated shop with a walk-in game cooler, as well as two private hunting cabins, an indoor-outdoor shooting range, and an 18-hole Frisbee golf course.

"Like all places in Montana, privacy is one of our most exclusive amenities," says Ms. Maddux.

Neighborhood Notes

Situated in the midst of the Western Montana frontier along the banks of the Clark Fork River, Bearmouth Ranch’s neighbors are the big game kind—elk, deer, and bear. In fact, the property has been deemed a critical elk habitat. With scenic vistas at every turn, the centerpiece of the landscape is Mount Baldy, the highest peak in the Garnet Range at 8,914 feet. It’s located near historic Garnet Ghost town and is 30 minutes from Missoula International Airport.

Agent: Dawn Maddux of Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty.