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Virginia City - #165256

$1,250,000

Location

This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire all the best that the Ruby Valley and surrounding area has to offer! The Browns Gulch estate is proximate to historic Nevada City and Virginia City. The combination of rolling hills with scattered timber, creek, developed pond, abutting public lands, outstanding views and privacy makes this acreage a recreational haven and perfect for unencumbered rural residential development. Access to the property is by graveled road a little off the beaten path yet close to Hwy 287.

Acreage

This is a hard to find classic western family estate property. When you enter this 816+/-acre property you drive by a beautiful pond that graces the entrance. As you enter on the meandering private drive, you will see the grandness of the way the mountains surround the center of this property creating a wonderful, secluded home setting. Views are to the north overlooking historical Nevada City, Virginia City and the Tobacco Root Mountains. There are wonderful large rock outcroppings, scattered sage and cedars, and wildlife filled draws throughout the acreage. Bordering the property on the West is BLM land for additional recreation. This offering is currently in eight contiguous tracts of record and the diverse terrain would allow selection of multiple homesites with privacy and protected viewsheds. Though the property would be an excellent candidate for further development of the adjoining tracts together or individually and also for a conservation easement.

Recreational Opportunities

Located smack dab between the Ruby Valley and the Madison Valley this property is blessed with some of the finest recreational amenities in Southwest Montana. The surrounding Tobacco Root, Ruby, Gravelly, Snowcrest, Pioneer, Highland and McCartney Mountain ranges allow excellent big game hunting, hiking, camping, horseback riding, sightseeing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and much more. Some of the wildlife common to these mountains include; elk, deer, moose, antelope, big horn sheep, mountain goats, coyotes, wolves, fox, mountain lions, bobcats and bears. The Ruby, Madison, Big Hole, Beaverhead and Jefferson Rivers, well known Blue-Ribbon Trout fishing streams, are only minutes away and attract avid fisherman from all around! The Ruby Reservoir adds to the menu in the summer for fishing, boating and water skiing and the winter for the ice fishing enthusiasts.

Community

Virginia City, the Madison County seat is filled with 150 year round residents. A small village that is truly a walk down memory lane. Where people today can walk along the same wooden sidewalks as the cowboys of the old west, listen to the tales of long ago. A refurbished ghost town full of wonder. A piece of the old west, held within an incredibly rich area of natural beauty, recreation and history.

Miners from far and wide hustled to Virginia City in 1860 with promise of wealth from the land filled with gold. Soon the town became the happening place to be and became the Capital of the Territory. Then as the gold began to run out so did a large portion of the residents and businesses. Today the mining city of yesteryear is full of historic buildings and artifacts. Visitors come from far and wide to ride the refurbished steam locomotive, or the horse drawn stagecoach. Outdoor recreation, theater, and specialty shops await all those who venture back in time down the wooden sidewalks of Virginia City.

Located just 1.5 miles down the road is another historic town, Nevada City where tourists roam through over 100 historic buildings. It is the backdrop for living history weekends and home to the largest accumulation of historic music machines in the world. Also nearby are Bozeman (pop 30, 723) home to Montana State University and an international airport and about 90 miles away by road are the gates of Yellowstone National Park.

Some of the finest big game hunting and fishing in the country surround this area. The proximity of the Ruby, Beaverhead, Madison, Big Hole and Jefferson rivers enhance the popularity of the valley. These river basins are surrounded by numerous mountain ranges (Madison Range, Tobacco Roots, Ruby Range, Gravelly Range, Pioneers, McCartney and Highland Mountains) offering literally thousands of acres of public lands for all types of outdoor recreation.

Description of the land

Elevation, Precipitation, and Climate

The county seat and the surrounding areas are known for their pleasantly cool summer days, wildflowers and abundant wildlife. During the fall, witness nature’s glory as the Aspen trees turn to gold and auburn and the pasture land from deep green to beige. Wintertime brings snow and crisp air, but the sun continues to shine throughout the season creating a unique and quiet ambiance. Spring rains announce the return of flowers, wildlife and recreational enthusiasts and in doing so ushers in the summer time in SW Montana.

Price

$1,250,000

Brokers Comments

Just off the beaten pathway of Highway 287 and Historic Nevada and Virginia Cities, this offering has inherent potential for development as a private retreat, planned unit development or boundary realignment of the existing tracts of record. Based on these developmental features and its proximity to the Historic areas of Nevada City and Virginia City, we believe that this property would be a very good candidate for Conservation Easements.

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