Montana Property For Sale
Flathead Pass Refuge is an very unique property anywhere in Montana not to mention within 45 minutes of Bozeman. Nestled in the foothills on the east side of the Bridger Mountains just northwest of Sedan, the nearly 200 acres that encompass Flathead Pass Refuge has a number of beautiful changes in topography and vegetation. As you enter the property from Flathead Pass Road, there are south facing grass and sage pastures leading up to a dense Douglas Fir covered ridge. From that vantage point, you can glance down onto the private 4 acre spring fed trout pond surrounded by quaking aspens and willows to the north or back south to the spectacular views of best part of the Bridger Mountains as well as the Crazy Mountains to the west. All these amazing transition zones make for not only eye appealing view sheds but entices wildlife with cover, travel corridors and access to food and water. This much variety packed into only 200 acres is irreplaceable
Flathead Pass borders U.S. Forest Service land on its western boundary providing direct access to thousands of acres of public land in the Bridger Mountains. The other neighbors are large land holders, some long time ranching families and others new arrivals who have made major commitments to their landholdings. With all this adjacent wide open private ground and public lands, large numbers of elk, deer and even moose utilize the pond and spring for a watering source as they travel in and out of the Forest to feed throughout the season.
The Montana property has been studied by architects to select the best building sites depending on the goals of the owner. One potential buyer wanted to stay “off the grid” and had researched a home placement that would maximize the solar exposure. For those not so ambitious there is power and phone to within 300 yards of the property line along the county maintained road.
What makes this Montana property extremely special though is the approximately 4 acre spring fed pond. With cool water feeding the pond year round and the depth of it, brown and rainbow trout grow to substantial sizes. You would be hard pressed to find another Montana fishing property that has a private pond of this size and quality while being adjacent to Forest Service land and surrounded with fir, willow and quaking aspen trees. Add to the picture awesome views of the Bridger and Crazy Mountains, county road access, 20 minutes to Bridger Bowl (45 minutes to downtown Bozeman) and you have the quintessential Montana refuge.
