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Waterloo - #141588

$130,000

Location

This property sets in the shadows of the Tobacco Root Mountains below famed Man Head Mountain near Waterloo. Waterloo, where the train once chugged past a general store, post office and dance hall, now only boasts a community settled by the Amish.

Recreational Opportunities

Living in the Jefferson River Valley offers some of the best recreational opportunities available to the outdoor enthusiasts. World class trout fishing is just minutes from your back door. The Big Hole, Beaverhead, Jefferson and Ruby Rivers are within a 20 minute drive. But don’t stop there, you can hunt a multitude of both upland game birds and waterfowl in the immediate area. It is not uncommon to see antelope and deer grazing on the property or Canadian Geese passing overhead. If you prefer to do your shooting with a camera, you can view mule & whitetail deer, elk, antelope, moose, bear, mountain lion and upland game birds all within a short hike.

Community

This property is located in Madison County an equal distance of 15 miles between the communities of Twin Bridges and Whitehall. For mailing purposes, your address would be 2 Bench Road, Whitehall, Montana. Whitehall, population about 2,500, is located 26 miles east of Butte and 60 miles West of Bozeman. Both of these cities have commercial airports and all of the services and shopping amenities of larger cities. Whitehall offers a K-12 school with about 440 children (Class B School) enrolled, 9 churches of several denominations, a medical and dental clinic and ambulance services. In addition, Whitehall offers 2 parks, rodeo grounds, baseball fields, summer swimming pool, movie theatre, and volunteer fire department. There are four higher learning institutions within an hours drive of Whitehall. Montana Tech is located in Butte, 26 miles to the West; Montana State University only 60 miles east in Bozeman; Western Montana College is 56 miles to the South in Dillon and Carroll College is only 68 miles to the North in Helena. Each of these Universities are 4 year schools that offer a variety of courses and culture.

Twin Bridges, (2000 pop. 400), boasts one the of the best K-12 schools in the area, home to Madison County Fair Grounds & Rodeo Arena, Lewis & Clark Interpretive Park and a small town western attraction with all the necessary amenities. Twin Bridges, where the Beaverhead, Ruby and Big Hole Rivers converge to form the Jefferson is noted for it’s superb fly-fishing and big game hunting in the surrounding Tobacco Root and Highland Mountains. Twin Bridges has a county maintained airport featuring a full time airplane mechanic on staff, airplane fueling capabilities and a paved and lighted runway.

Historic Virginia City is just 30 minutes SE from Twin Bridges where you can experience the flavor of the old West come alive. Restored from its hay day as a gold mining community in the 1800’s you can experience first hand what it was like to stroll on the board walks of a thriving gold rush town.

Price

$130,000

Contact Listing Agent for Exact Legal Description

Michelle Van Dyke at Prudential Montana Real Estate
106 N Main / P.O. Box 400, Twin Bridges, MT 59754
Phone:406 684-5686 Fax:406 684-5687 Cell Phone:406 596-0805
E-mail: michelle.vandyke@prumt.com
Website: www.prumt.com