Trapper Creek Road , Melrose, MT 59743(Silver Bow County)

You arent going to find a property like this anytime, anywhere, EVER. This is a hunter, fisherman, and hikers dream property. Its one of the most unique Montana mountain properties Ive ever seen. The Silver King Property sits way up in the high country a mere 1/3 mile from Trapper Lake. And on top of that, Trapper Creek runs right through the bottom end of property. Both have high mountain cutthroat trout in them. Blaze a trail right from the property to Trapper Lake and fish your heart out whenever youre there and then fish the creek right back to the property and beyond. Its an amazing opportunity to own a private property so close to a high mountain lake and pristine mountain creek with trout fishing galore. Theres even a second smaller creek on the property as well. The Pioneer Mountains here have a multitude of high mountain lakes and streams to hike, explore, and fish. And if thats not enough the Big Hole River is back down Trapper Creek Road at Melrose, Montana and the Beaverhead River is nearby too. Its a fishermans paradise.

The property is COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY NATIONAL FOREST. There are no neighbors that border the property. It is truly completely surrounded. There are tens of thousands of acres of the Beaverhead Deer Lodge National Forest, and youre right out in the middle of all of it where you can hunt, fish, hike, and explore. And there are jeep and ATV trails that take you right on to the National Forest from the property and up to near the tops of some of these nearby mountains with names like Granite Mountain, Lion Mountain, Cleve Mountain, and Sheriff Mountain to name just a few where youll be able to see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as the elk, deer and moose in the area. Its high country at its finest and you border it all so you can access it right from the property. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination and ambition. You can also hunt your property for deer and elk or step right out on to the National Forest and take off from there. Theres tens of thousands of acres and youre right out in the middle of it all. You can hunt both elk and deer with a general tag and theres extra cow tags you can draw for a second elk as well since the elk are so plentiful in Hunting District 331. There are vast amounts of country to find them in, so you cant go wrong.

The views from the property are stunning. The property sits right under Granite Mountain and youre up close and personal to the open slopes and rocky crags and cliffs. Youre looking right up at the mountain from the property too. Its magnificent to be so close where you could spot mountain goats with your bare eyes, or glass for elk, deer, sheep, and moose right there in front of your very own mountain property. Talk about an amazing setting to just sit back and relax and take all the natural beauty in.

The property is heavily forested for maximum privacy and there are natural landscape-type boulders scattered throughout the property that give it that great remote mountain feeling and look. Youre at the very end of a private road with a cleared spot for camping or a cabin. Its ready to roll into and start enjoying right away. The road in is rough though with the last mile of the driveway being an old bouldery trail thats more like a side by side or jeep trail or maybe a pickup for the more adventurous souls. An ATV or side by side are a great way to go but anything larger than a jeep might not make it without more work on that stretch of the road. Its all well worth it once you get there and set up camp on your own mountain property in the woods.

The area is rich in mining history as well. Some of the remains of the old towns of Hecla, Lion City, and Trapper City can still be found in these mountains where the miners worked and lived in hopes of striking it rich on the silver, copper, and other metals these mountains hold. Some evidence of the past mining can still be seen, but most of the property is forested and looks primarily undisturbed. The property still has the ruminants of an old cabin where the miners used to live and some piles of dirt and rocks they brought up from the earth in hopes of striking it rich.

This is high elevation snowy country at 8600 feet, so dont ask about living here year-round. Its recreational property at its finest during the summer and fall, but not a place to live in the winter, and power is a long way off. The road in is rough in places too. From Melrose, Montana theres about 8 miles of relatively good gravel road. From there its another approximately 6 miles of rough unmaintained county road and about 2 miles of National Forest Road followed by the mile of private road thats like a jeep trail. The very small town of Melrose Montana, which is about 15 miles away, has fuel and a place to eat. Its about 46 miles to Dillon and about 50 miles to Butte for more of the amenities and an airport there in Butte.

This land is an extremely rare find being surrounded by the National Forest out at the end of the road right next to Trapper Lake and with Trapper Creek and all these hunting, fishing, and recreating opportunities at your fingertips along with the history and wildlife in the area. Its that great piece of Montana mountain heaven that could be all yours to own. All your friends will be jealous for sure. Dont let this once in a lifetime opportunity slip away.