Property Facts

The spec sheet.

Everything a buyer or their representative needs at a glance. Figures not listed here are shared on inquiry and verified with documentation during diligence.

The Offering

Offered privately, by owner. A serious transaction, handled simply.

Price
$2,600,000
Terms
For sale by owner
Buyers’ agents
Welcome
Representation
No listing-agent solicitations
Closing
Handled professionally
Viewing
Shown by appointment
Furnishings
Sold furnished, stocked, and turnkey — century-old antiques alongside full modern comfort
Also conveys
Two ranch four-wheelers; equipped down to the coffee maker — arrive empty-handed
Annual property taxes
~$1,745 (2025) — both parcels combined

The Land

Eighty private acres on a mountaintop — usable ground, not steep hillside.

Deeded acreage
80 acres — two contiguous 40-acre parcels
Setting
Private mountaintop above Gold Creek
Terrain
Mostly usable — a balance of meadow and forest, not steeply sloped
Natural water
A spring on the land
Fenced
~30 acres
Views
Roughly 270° of snow-capped mountain ranges
Season
Spring wildflowers
Wildlife
Deer common on the property
Mineral rights
Not included

The Buildings

Two structures, sleeping fourteen between them.

Main Cabin
Log cabin (kit) · sleeps 4
Main Cabin — features
Home theater with extra-large screen · refined finishes including a bidet
Whiskey Ridge Saloon & Boarding House
Bunkhouse · sleeps 10 · built by the owner
Whiskey Ridge — character
Frontier saloon and boarding-house style
Combined sleeping
Sleeps 14
Beds, baths, square footage, year built
Shared on inquiry

Systems & Utilities

Fully off-grid, fully connected.

Power
Solar
Water
Private well, under a filed Montana water right (domestic)
Septic
On-site system
Connectivity
Starlink

Access & Seasons

Year-round legal access, with a mountain to match.

Access
Year-round, on a deeded easement
The road
Roughly ten miles of mountain road climbs to the property
Winter
Plowed at times; in deep snow, most come and go by snow machine or by air
By air
A private meadow suitable for helicopter landing

Recreation & Sport

Built for the people who use a place like this.

Shooting range
High-power rifle and pistol with steel moving targets · archery · hatchet and knife throwing
Firearm storage
Secure on-site storage for firearms and ammunition
Hunting
Thousands of acres of public land minutes away — elk, deer, bear, turkey, upland birds in season
Fly-fishing
Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers nearby
Gold panning
In the historic Gold Creek mining district

Location & Access

Remote, not unreachable.

Locale
Gold Creek, Powell County, western Montana
Mailing address
Helmville, MT 59843
Heritage
Historic district where the first gold in Montana was found in 1852
Nearest major airport
About 2 hours from Missoula International (MSO)
Air access
Private meadow accepts a helicopter

Privacy

Neighbors few and unseen.

Surrounding parcels
40+ acres each, almost all unoccupied
Visibility
Only a handful of distant rooftops in view
Access
Shown by appointment
Location & Access

Above Gold Creek, western Montana.

Sweetwater sits above Gold Creek in Powell County — the historic district where the first gold in Montana was found in 1852. It is about a two-hour drive from Missoula International Airport, or a short flight by helicopter to the property’s own meadow.

General area shown; exact location shared with qualified buyers by appointment.

Named Places on the Grounds

The corners of the property, named over years of living here.

Reflection Ridge
Mountainview
The Grove
Moonlight Meadow
Benetsee’s Backyard
Fire-pit hangout with wet bar
Whiskey Ridge

Provenance

Created and stewarded by Terry L. Fossum — #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, retired U.S. Air Force Captain, award-winning actor and producer, winner of Fox’s prime-time survival reality show Kicking & Screaming (2017), and the speaker behind the #2 New TEDx Talk in the World.

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