The Mantle Ranch at Three Forks, MT.

Overlooking the Missouri River with outstanding views of three mountain ranges, the home of Montana Horses, the largest horse ranch in the state, is headquartered on 500+ acres in Gallatin County. This secluded rural ranch is within minutes of Bozeman, year-round recreation, two ski resorts, Yellowstone National Park, fine dining, world renowned fly fishing, shopping, and a major airport with multiple daily flights to all major cities. This beautiful land is a stand-alone agricultural operation, recreational getaway, comfortable home, and incredible working ranch.

Set up as a working horse ranch with four hubbed pastures, each with water. Large set of pipe corrals include loading chute, artesian fed constant flow (no icing) concrete water trough, two round pens, sorting corrals to accommodate 400 head, sandy work arena with bucking chute.

Incredible variety of wildlife, including many whitetail deer, mule deer, antelope, and occasional elk and moose. Bobcats, porcupines, coyotes. Thousands of birds, pheasants and turkey in the front yard, partridge, eagles, hawks, songbirds, owls, waxwings. Nesting geese, ducks, and cranes in the ranch.

Birders paradise.

THE ULTIMATE HORSE COURSE - Permanent Backcountry Trail Challenge Course with thirty obstacles including waterfall and meandering creek with water crossings, slick rock, railroad, jumps, levels, tables, and numerous other horsemanship challenges. Has been used for training and summer competitions.

Rural location with easy quick access to town - located ten miles off I90, (fully paved by Fall 2010),40 minutes to downtown Bozeman, on school bus route and mail route. Three Forks school district, in highly regarded Gallatin County.

Three wells:: 280’ drinking and household well, 25’irrigation and stock water well, and 500+’ artesian well (15 gpm @ 15psi). 300 yards to the river for excellent recreation and fishing. Two ponds on the ranch, one has bass! 1800’ x 60’ private grass airstrip. Good approaches. 40 acres irrigated by ½ mile wheel line, alfalfa hay field, fenced. 40’ by 60’ shop, concrete floor, with storage loft running entire span and heated, insulated finished office with bathroom. Three 16’ by 20’ handcrafted guest cabins, each with loft, bathroom, and kitchenette. Log sided and chinked, fully insulated for year-round use, separated by log rail fenced yard, walkway, and hitch rails. Very nice mobile home serves as ranch headquarters with gorgeous wood floored sunken newly built Great Room. Floor to ceiling rock fireplace and French doors leading to landscaped backyard complement the three decks. All yards have underground sprinklers. Numerous outbuildings include bunkhouse, saddle/tack storage, garden sheds. Gravel parking lot. Two RV hookups and septic near cabins.

Adjacent to State owned land on three sides and two large ranches, there are literally miles and miles of riding or hunting on and from this property. The nearest neighbor is a mile away. The topography is extremely varied, from river bottom lush grass fields up over 300 feet elevation change to craggy rock outcropping and views of three mountain ranges.

Contact Steve Krutzfeld (Realtor) for more information 406 580-4207 or the ranch at 406 285-3541.