437 Holloway Ln Florence, MT 59833

Remarks: Western ranch buyers often want something that's extremely rare: a property with everything on their wish list located less than 30 minutes from a sizable town and airport. One Horse Creek Ranch is one of those scarce, no-tradeoffs kinds of places. Lush, irrigated fields and healthy forests combined with equestrian facilities, fishing, and hunting -- all in a unique location 20 minutes from the booming city of Missoula, a university town of over 70,000. The mile-long winding driveway reveals one beautiful view after another. First-time visitors to this hidden treasure often comment, ''Wow! I had no idea such a place existed so close to town.'' The 1,100+/- acre ranch is a large island of privacy. The elegant primary residence looks as if it were plucked from an Italian hillside. Luxury meshes seamlessly with the wildness of Montana. The Bitterroot Valley is known for its abundance of wildlife, and that is reflected at the ranch.

The multi-level home, styled after a Tuscan villa, sits atop a meadow and is backed by a forested hillside. Rustic-styled outbuildings include an equestrian complex, a large shop and guest quarters, and a small hobby cabin. The views over the Bitterroot Valley and the Sapphire Mountains are stunning. By design, the villa encourages residents and guests to marvel at nature. While standing on several of the home's wide verandas, you hear the riffles of a nearby willow-lined creek as it rushes toward two trout ponds below. Hay fields, often with grazing elk and deer, roll out a bright green carpet in front of you. Your eye follows the land as it falls away to the valley floor with the Sapphire Mountain range beyond. With a federally designated wilderness only three miles away, nature is all around you.