Sweetwater Ranch is an 80-acre private, off-grid mountaintop in the historic Gold Creek country of western Montana — created as a personal retreat, offered now to its next steward. Some of the most pristine land and the best views in the state, with the comforts of a fine home set in true wilderness.

The particulars

Price

$2,600,000 · for sale by owner · buyers’ agents welcome

Location

Gold Creek, Montana (Powell County) · mailing Helmville, MT 59843

Land

80 deeded acres · 30 fenced · private mountaintop · ~270° snow-capped views

Privacy

Surrounding parcels 40+ acres, almost all unoccupied; minutes to public land

Buildings

Log Main Cabin (sleeps 4) · Whiskey Ridge Saloon & Boarding House bunkhouse (sleeps 10)

Furnishings

Sold furnished & turnkey — genuine antiques with full modern amenities

Systems

Off-grid: solar · private well · on-site septic · Starlink internet

Amenities

Shooting range · two fire-pit hangouts & outdoor wet bar · indoor + outdoor kitchens · helicopter meadow

Recreation

Deer on property · public-land elk/deer hunting minutes away · Blackfoot & Clark Fork fishing

Heritage

In the historic Gold Creek district where Montana’s gold was first discovered, 1852

Rights

Mineral rights not included · water rights to be confirmed at diligence

Access

≈ 2 hours from Missoula International Airport, or by helicopter to the meadow

Taxes

No Montana state sales tax · annual property tax to be confirmed