Elbow Creek Ranch

Roberts, Carbon County, Montana

$1,200,000

640± Acres

INTRODUCTION

Elbow Creek Ranch offers 640± acres of the Old West with excellent county road access and year-round Elbow Creek meandering the lower part of the property. The terrain on the east side of the ranch consists of rolling grass hills and draws of white pines, juniper, and sagebrush. The lush creek bottom has ample water, while the high ridges sport picturesque sandstone outcroppings.

Elk, mule deer, and antelope frequent the grasslands and utilize the creek for water as do upland birds such as sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge. The west side of the ranch above Elbow Creek Road features a scenic hidden valley with a seasonal spring and fields of wildflowers, which could be an ideal site to build your dream Big Sky Country home with power nearby.

Elbow Creek Ranch is conveniently located 15 minutes from the towns of Red Lodge, Roberts, and Bridger, Montana. Red Lodge is a mountain resort ski town and the gateway to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park via the scenic Beartooth Highway, which is called the “most scenic highway in the United States.”

This area of high mountain foothills along the Beartooth Mountains has long been a favorite place for local ranchers to summer pasture their cattle and horses. In recent years, elk herds have established themselves here with a permanent presence.

With plenty of grass, year-round water, and lots of elbow room, this ranch is ideal for a horse or cattle operation. The abundant native wildlife and prime location place you in the heart of south-central Montana.

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QUICK FACTS

• 640± acres

• 0.5± miles of Elbow Creek

• Four separately fenced pastures

• Multiple springs

• Strong native grasses for grazing

• Many species of wildlife including elk, mule deer, antelope, and upland birds

• 15± minutes to Red Lodge, Roberts, and Bridger, Montana

• 1± hour to Billings, Montana, or Cody, Wyoming

• Beartooth and Pryor Mountain views

• Multiple building sites

• Great access with year-round maintained county road

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

ACREAGE

• 640± deeded acres

Elbow Creek Ranch is situated in the mountain foothills between the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone and Rock Creek drainages. It boasts breathtaking views of the Absaroka-Beartooth and Pryor Mountains. Traditionally utilized for summer grazing and prized for its abundant hunting and recreational opportunities, this historic property has been diligently managed by the same family for generations.

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

SCENIC VISTAS

Ranging from an elevation of 4,400± to 4,800± feet, panoramic views of the Beartooth front are available from the grass hills of the property to the west and the Pryor Mountains of the Crow Reservation to the east.

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

RECREATION

Recreation at the ranch includes hunting, horseback riding, ATV adventures, fishing, and hiking in the nearby Custer National Forests, encompassing both the Beartooth and Pryor Mountains.

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FISHING

Phenomenal fishing opportunities await just minutes from the Elbow Creek Ranch. The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River becomes a blue-ribbon fishery as you head upstream from Bridger. Rock Creek, which runs through the towns of Red Lodge and Roberts just over the hill, offers excellent fly fishing for trout. Cooney Reservoir is another popular destination for walleye and perch anglers, less than 30 minutes away.

HUNTING | WILDLIFE

Elbow Creek Ranch is part of the 502 Special Draw Unit for antlered bull elk and is a general tag area for antlerless elk. Additionally, mule deer and antelope use the ranch all year. The water and optimal terrain ensure good upland bird hunting throughout the property. Several nesting pairs of longbilled curlews were spotted when we toured the property this spring.

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Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

INCOME OPPORTUNITY

The ranch is currently leased on a year-to-year basis starting April 15. The ranch has historically run 50 AUM for six months every year.

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AREA HISTORY

The road to the ranch was originally part of the Jim Bridger Trail, named after the famous mountain man for whom the nearby town of Bridger, Montana, is also named. All these lands were historically Crow Indian hunting grounds, and Crow Scouts used the high plateaus as lookout vantage points.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES

Red Lodge Mountain Spring Carnival includes the World Skijoring Championship. Skijoring is a sport that involves a single skier pulled around a track with jumps on horseback. The Home of Champions Rodeo highlights the summer months over the 1st-4th of July. It’s one of the oldest and largest rodeos in the area and is fun for the whole family. Also, in mid-July, the Beartooth Motorcycle Rally draws big crowds and sponsors a Harley Rodeo, street dances, and other fun events.

The world-famous Beartooth Highway starts at the south end of town. Charles Kuralt called it the “most scenic highway in the United States.” It rises spectacularly and vertically straight up the rocky mountain front and into the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park.

Red Lodge is a full-service winter ski resort bustling with tourists en route to the park in summer. The quiet times are in the spring and fall between seasons.

The nearby town of Roberts offers amenities like a café, post office, and several bars, most notably the Lost Village Saloon, a local waterhole offering good food and gossip for the farm and ranch crowd.

Skijoring

Beartooth Highway

Rodeo

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LOCATION

Elbow Creek Ranch is about a one-hour drive south of Montana’s largest city, Billings (population 184,167), and home to Montana State University Billings and Rocky Mountain College. Billings is considered the trailhead of Montana and has the largest and one of the most critically acclaimed medical service corridors in Montana, Wyoming, and the Western Dakotas. About 15± minutes south sits Red Lodge, Montana, which offers great restaurants and all the amenities of a mountain ski resort town. Cody, Wyoming, and the west entrance to Yellowstone Park is also about an hour away.

AIRPORT SERVICES

The Billings Logan International Airport is about 60± minutes from the ranch. Alaska Air, Delta, United, Frontier, American Airlines, Allegiant Air, and Edwards Air Services provide direct flights to and from Billings, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

GETTING THERE

From Billings I-90 W to Laurel, take Highway 212 south towards Roberts. Before reaching Roberts, turn left onto Selms Road and continue for about 5 miles until you reach Elbow Creek Road. Then, drive south for approximately 2.6 miles, and the ranch will be on both sides of the road.

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

CLIMATE

Roberts, Montana, has a continental climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is 76 degrees Fahrenheit, with temperatures reaching up to the mid-90s on the hottest days of the season. Winter temperatures generally hover around 25 degrees, with occasional bouts of extreme cold in January and February, when temperatures can drop below zero. Precipitation levels are slightly higher than average for Montana, with an average annual precipitation of 17 inches annually.

Climate charts courtesy of https://www.city-data.com/city/Roberts-Montana.html

WATER SOURCES

Elbow Creek has several springs and a seasonal reservoir that fills with springtime runoff water.

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MINERAL RIGHTS

Fifty percent of mineral rights appurtenant to the property and owned by the seller will be conveyed to the buyer at closing. One hundred percent will convey with a full-price offer. Mineral rights are not guaranteed. It is suggested that the buyer conduct a mineral search with a title company.

CONSERVATION | STEWARDSHIP

Each of us at Fay loves the land and wants to see it remain a productive agricultural ground and a quality fish and wildlife habitat. Through promoting thoughtful land stewardship, Fay has guided owners toward a legacy of conserving wide-open spaces, enhancing and creating fisheries and wildlife habitats, and implementing sustainable agricultural operations. Fay is proud to say that since our company began in 1992, our clients’ conservation ethics and land-use practices have significantly enhanced our work landscape.

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

SUMMARY

Elbow Creek Ranch offers 640± acres of rolling hills with strong native grasses, draws, and coulees packed with white pine, ponderosa, and juniper trees. There is ample water from roughly a half mile on both sides of Elbow Creek, several springs, and a seasonal reservoir. Close to the Rocky Mountain Front and the resort town of Red Lodge, Montana, the property offers expansive views of the Beartooth and Pryor Mountains and the Elbow Creek Valley below, with plenty of grass for livestock and room to build and grow your Montana homestead.

Elbow Creek Ranch | Roberts, Montana

Please contact Dane Reed at (406) 425-0939 | dreed@fayranches.com to schedule a showing. This is an exclusive listing. An agent from Fay must be present at all showings, unless otherwise noted or other arrangements are made. To view other properties, fly fishing properties, and sporting ranches that we have listed, please visit our web page at www.fayranches.com.

$1,200,000 Cash

Conventional Financing 1031 Exchange

Offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale, change or withdrawal without notice, and approval of purchase by owner. Information regarding land classification, carrying capacities, maps, etc., is intended only as a general guideline and has been provided by the owners and other sources deemed reliable, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to research the information to their own satisfaction.

RELATIONSHIPS IN REAL ESTATE

As required by Montana law, a broker or salesperson shall disclose the existence and nature of relevant agency or other relationships to the parties to a real estate transaction. The various relationships and description of duties are as follows:

1. SELLER AGENT

A “Seller Agent” is obligated to the Seller to:

Act solely in the best interests of the seller; Obey promptly and efficiently all lawful instructions of the seller; Disclose all relevant and material information that concerns the real estate transaction and that is known to the seller agent and not known or discoverable by the seller unless the information is subject to confidentiality arising from a prior or existing agency relationship on the part of the seller agent; Safeguard the seller’s confidences; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in pursuing the seller’s objectives and in complying with the terms established in the listing agreement; Fully account to the seller for any funds or property of the seller that comes into the seller agent’s possession; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

Montana law permits a real estate agent, after providing written disclosure to a seller and obtaining a seller’s written consent, to represent multiple sellers of property and to list properties for sale that may compete with the seller’s property, without breaching any obligation to the seller.

A “Seller Agent” is obligated to the Buyer to:

Disclose to a buyer or the buyer agent any adverse material facts that concern the property and that are known to the seller agent, except that the seller agent is not required to inspect the property or verify any statements made by the seller; Disclose to a buyer or the buyer agent when the seller agent has no personal knowledge of the veracity of information regarding adverse material facts that concern the property; Act in good faith with a buyer and a buyer agent; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

2. BUYER AGENT (cont)

A “Buyer Agent” is obligated to the Seller to:

Disclose any adverse material facts that are known to the buyer agent and that concern the ability of the buyer to perform on any purchase offer; Disclose to the seller or the seller agent when the buyer agent has no personal knowledge of the veracity of information regarding adverse material facts that concern the property; Act in good faith with a seller and a seller agent; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

3. DUAL AGENCY If a seller agent is also representing a buyer, or a buyer agent is also representing a seller with regard to a property, then a dual agency relationship may be established. In a dual agency relationship, the dual agent is equally obligated to both the seller and the buyer. These obligations may prohibit the dual agent from advocating exclusively on behalf of the seller or buyer and may limit the depth and degree of representation that you receive. A broker or a salesperson may not act as a dual agent without the signed, written consent of both the seller and the buyer.

A “Dual Agent” is obligated to a Seller in the same manner as a seller agent and is obligated to a Buyer in the same manner as a buyer agent, except a dual agent:

Has a duty to disclose to a buyer or seller any adverse material facts that are known to the dual agent regardless of any confidentiality considerations; and May not disclose the following information without the written consent of the person to whom the information is confidential; The fact that the buyer is willing to pay more than the offered purchase price; The fact that the seller is willing to accept less than the purchase price that the seller is asking for the property; Factors motivating either party to buy or sell; and Any information that a party indicates in writing to the dual agent is to be kept confidential.

4. STATUTORY BROKER

A “Statutory Broker” is not the agent of the Buyer or Seller but nevertheless is obligated to them to:

Disclose to: i. a buyer or buyer agent any adverse material facts that concern the property and that are known to the statutory broker, except that the statutory broker is not required to inspect the property or verify any statements made by the seller; and ii. a seller or a seller agent any adverse material facts that are known to the statutory broker and that concern the ability of the buyer to perform on any purchase offer; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in putting together a real estate transaction, and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.

5. IN-HOUSE SELLER AGENT DESIGNATE Created when the agency holds both the listing on a property from the seller and a buyer broker agreement with the buyer, an in-house seller agent designate is a broker or salesperson employed by or associated as an independent contractor with a broker and designated by the broker as the exclusive agent for a seller for a designated transaction and who may not be considered to be acting for other than the seller with respect to the designated transaction.

6. IN-HOUSE BUYER AGENT DESIGNATE

Created when the agency holds both the listing on a property from the seller and a buyer broker agreement with the buyer, an in-house buyer agent designate is a broker or salesperson employed by or associated as an independent contractor with a broker and designated by the broker as the exclusive agent for a buyer for a designated transaction and who may not be considered to be acting for other than the buyer with respect to the designated transaction.

BUYER AGENT

A “Buyer Agent” is obligated to the Buyer to: Act solely in the best interests of the buyer; Obey promptly and efficiently all lawful instructions of the buyer; Disclose all relevant and material information that concerns the real estate transaction and that is known to the buyer agent and not known or discoverable by the buyer, unless the information is subject to confidentiality arising from a prior or existing agency relationship on the part of the buyer agent; Safeguard the buyer’s confidences; Exercise reasonable care, skill, and diligence in pursuing the buyer’s objectives and in complying with the terms established in the listing agreement; Fully account to the buyer for any funds or property of the buyer that comes into the buyer agent’s possession; and Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations. Montana law permits a real estate agent, after providing written disclosure to a buyer and obtaining a buyer’s written consent, to represent multiple buyers interested in buying the same property or similar properties to properties in which a buyer is interested and to show properties in which a buyer is interested to other prospective buyers, without breaching any obligation to the buyer.

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