Custom built log home on 30 acres of land with year-round, spring fed creek and 100% off the grid in beautiful northwestern Montana. The property is nestled in the Bitterroot Mountain range approximately 3.6 miles southwest of Superior, in Mineral County, Montana. For more information on Mineral County, go to ://mineralcounty.info/index.shtml The house has 1986 square feet of finished floor space and was built in 1979 out of Western Larch logs. It contains a large living-dining area, kitchen, full bath (bathtub/shower, commode, sink), and laundry room/mudroom on the main level. The second level contains the master bedroom with a library/sitting area/office, a full bathroom (shower/commode/sink) and a spacious second bedroom. The foundation is constructed of native stone on a concrete footing with a crawl space. The property is accessed by 1 mile of paved, county road and 2.6 miles of unpaved, U.S. Forest Service road and is bounded on two sides by the Lolo National Forest. A year round, spring-fed creek runs by the custom built log home and powers the micro hydro system. 29 acres are primarily forested with Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, and Western Larch with a limited number of Cedars in the creek bottoms. This property is peaceful and secluded, frequented by many species of wildlife. You will never tire of the abundant views of mountains, fauna and flora. The house is heated with either a wood stove or propane wall furnace. The kitchen includes a propane cook stove and two refrigerators, one electric and one gas. The wood cook stove shown in the kitchen photos is not included with the house. It can be purchased separately for $1000.00. (Master Climax by Guelph Stove Co, Guelph, Ontario. Can burn either coal or wood and has a water reservoir and warming cabinet.) The hot water heater is powered by propane. Lighting is provided by a combination of propane and electric lights. Landline telephone service is available, but is not in use. The land is within cellular phone service range. This property is totally self-contained and OFF THE GRID with a micro hydro power system, drilled well for potable water, and a gravity flow water system for non-potable water. The 24 Volt hydropower system includes: The Steam Engine by Energy Systems and Design Ltd. Of Canada, Trace T240 Autotransformer, Trace C-Series Multifunction DC Controller, Trace, DR Series Inverter Charger, all by XANTEX, Storage bank of 8 Trojan Deep Cycle batteries. The system was installed in December of 2003. A Honda 6500 watt backup generator is included with the property. All the photos have been taken from the property except for the photo of Thompson Creek Road. This is truly a unique, special place. Please note that when Zillow set its estimate, it did not take into account the unique nature of this property. There is no comparable to it in Mineral County. Feel free to contact me via email or call/text 406-382-0305.
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