MLS® #: 388323
Type: Residential

21 acres in a gorgeous setting on the flanks of the Beartooth Mountains bordering the Custer National Forest to the west, 50 miles east of Yellowstone Park. This beautifully rustic log home is remote, off-grid, offering seclusion and privacy with elk and antelope for neighbors. The hand peeled and crafted log beams give a spacious cabin feel with a true mountain feel. There are 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a great room with windows that frame Heart Mountain. The upper floor area is a loft where the master bedroom is located. The walk-out basement has a family room and 3 bedrooms. Solar and a backup propane generator provide the electric while for heat there is a propane fireplace in the great room and a Rinnai propane wall heater, as well as one in the basement. Radiant floor heat is in place and set to be hooked up to also help keep the house warm. The water heater is a gas Rinnai on-demand for the hot water. At just under 3000 sq. feet including the basement, it gives you lots of room. A wrap around porch gives you breath-taking views in all directions, looking east to the Pryor and Bighorn Mountains, south to towards Heart Mountain and the Absaroka Mountains, and directly west into the Beartooth Mountains. It is 9.5 miles west of the state hwy, while Red Lodge is just 18 miles away via seasonal roads or 35 miles via the state hwy 72. Cody is 50 miles to the south, while 70 miles north gets you to Montana's largest city, Billings and an international airport. Wildlife includes elk, deer, bear, antelope, moose, coyotes, sage grouse, wolves and grizzlies. Your backyard is over a million acres of public land to the west. Finding this kind of location with such a beautiful setting, backing up to the National Forest and all set up to move into is unique. Don't let it slip away!