Fantasy Farm Friday: Ninemile Valley Ranch
If you have an extra $10M and think the wild Montana skies are for you, check out this listing. It’s drool-worthy.
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Picture this: you finish chores, set your coffee down, and step outside to nearly two miles of your own fishable creek, a mile of national forest boundary, and views that make you forget what day it is. Somewhere nearby, elk are politely existing because the ranch has been managed with their feelings in mind. This is not a dream sequence. This is a very real ranch tucked into Montana’s legendary Ninemile Valley.
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Set between the Ninemile Divide and Reservation Divide ranges, this secluded stunner sits just 45 minutes from Missoula (airport included, because even fantasy farms need occasional civilization). Spread across 457± deeded acres, the property runs from timbered slopes down to lush creek bottoms, manicured lawns, and roughly 130 acres of irrigated hay meadows. Translation: your horses eat well, your views never get old, and your stress levels evaporate on contact.
Nearly two miles of Ninemile Creek wind through the property, offering fishing rights and soundtrack-level ambiance. The creek feeds into the Clark Fork River, which is kind of a big deal in Montana terms. Wildlife traffic includes whitetail deer, elk, turkeys, grouse, sandhill cranes, and — on rare occasions — a wolf casually reminding you that you do not, in fact, own nature. You’re just borrowing it.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
And then there are the buildings. Because what is a fantasy farm without options?
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The main home clocks in at just under 3,000 square feet, which leaves plenty of room for family, friends, and guests who “just want to stay a few nights” and somehow never leave.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
There’s also a charming log guest cabin, a barn/recreation center that sleeps 22 (summer camp vibes, but make it luxury), a rustic cabin with an outhouse for your inner pioneer, plus multiple storage buildings for hay, gear, and all the things you swore you wouldn’t buy but absolutely did.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Oh, and in case you ever get bored riding, fishing, hiking, or existing peacefully in the wilderness, there’s also a brand-new six-stand sporting clays course with 12 throwers. As one does.
The west side of the ranch is richly forested with ponderosa pine, western larch, and Douglas fir, offering prime wildlife habitat and a sense of privacy that’s hard to overstate. Elevation ranges from about 3,600 feet along the creek to 4,000 feet near the national forest boundary, giving you varied terrain, cooler summers, and dramatic scenery in every direction.
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This property is protected under a conservation easement, preserving the landscape and wildlife corridor while still allowing you to enjoy every breathtaking inch of it.
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In short: if your fantasy involves horses, hay, mountains, water rights, wildlife, guest cabins, and the quiet confidence of owning a ranch that could double as a nature documentary backdrop — this one checks every box.
Fantasy Farm Friday, indeed. (To be fair, the listing could be improved if ample photos of the barn were included, but we’ll leave that to your imagination.)
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
Photo from Fay Ranches, Inc.
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