Painted Robe Retreat, which contains 2,717± deeded acres, is a scenic and versatile parcel.  Sitting at the base of the Bull Mountains, Painted Robe Creek, a solid year-round creek offering abundant water for livestock and wildlife, meanders through the middle of the property.  There are no improvements other than perimeter and cross fencing and a water system providing a blank canvas to build a home or compound to suit your needs.  There is an artesian well and a solar well servicing two large stock tanks on the property.  Generally, about 160 pairs are turned out for the season on the healthy and plentiful native grasses.  Painted Robe Retreat has good big-game hunting as it sits in the Bull Mountains which provide ideal wildlife habitat and excellent feed and water sources.  It is currently in the Block Management program with the Fish Wildlife and Parks, and has one year on the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract remaining on part of the property.  There are several excellent home sites providing privacy and views.  With solitude and security, this quality recreational and agricultural property located within 45 minutes of Billings is priced to sell in agricultural prices at only $773 per acre.

The Seller will convey with the property 100% of whatever mineral, oil, gas, geo-thermal, hydro-carbon, and gravel rights they actually own, subject to reservations by previous owners. The Seller makes no representation as to the quantity or quality of any mineral or other subsurface rights appurtenant to the property.

The 2018 real estate taxes for Painted Robe Retreat was $2,100.

Cell coverage is available on most areas of the property with Verizon Wireless.  There are no other utilities on the property.

There is something for everyone who likes to be active in the Billings’ metropolitan area with an abundance of opportunities at one’s fingertips. In multiple areas around Billings, the picturesque Rimrocks are geological sandstone formations that outcrop in sections and offer numerous hiking and biking trails with scenic outlooks.  At the top of the Rims, Zimmerman Park has dozens of hiking trails, rock climbing options, and picnic benches.  Swords Park has a series of asphalt walking and biking paths that meander across the Rims and offer spectacular valley views.  Just east of Billings, the Four Dances area occupies a plateau with trails and benches and the locally famous Sacrifice Cliff.

The lower Yellowstone River, which is very big downstream from Billings, flows towards the North Dakota border and is a living gem.  The cliffs along the river teamed with the bordering cottonwood trees transition into the sweeping views of the prairie.  When the flow tapers off in late summer the Lower Yellowstone receives light fishing pressure and restricted wade fishing is permitted.  With numerous fishing-access spots for anglers, this section of the river rarely is overcome by boaters.  Float trips on this portion can be with minimal obstacles and offer a good chance to enjoy a sizable portion of the river in solitude.

With nine golf courses, both private and public, golfers of varying abilities will discover a wide range of opportunities in Billings and the surrounding area.  Yellowstone Country Club, located under the Rimrocks, offers a grand view of the snow-capped Beartooth Mountains while boasting full clubhouse facilities, a tennis court, and a pool. The Briarwood Golf Course, recognized by Golf Digest as the #1 course in Montana is a mature, 18-hole championship golf course that offers scenic views of the city on rolling hills, creek bottoms, and open rangelands.

Pristine skiing is located at Red Lodge Mountain.  With its small-town demeanor, the ski area showboats its “no wait” lift lines.  The mountain contains 6 lifts, 65 trails, and 60 acres of gladed tree skiing.  The average snowfall is 250” with an average temperature at 31° Fahrenheit.  Red Lodge Mountain stays active year-round with plenty of activity on the 18-hole golf course in the summer months.

T.C. Power, one of the Territory’s best-known pioneers, was well-established in both Billings and Fort Benton.  Realizing the need to connect the railroad between his holdings in both towns, Power organized the Billings-Benton Stage Company, the first north-south line to carry mail on coaches.  In 1882, about midway on the stage line along the Musselshell River, Walter Burke, who worked for T.C. Power & Bro., decided that this would be an ideal site for a stage stop, which was built, along with stage stables, mess house, bunk, a store, and a saloon.  Burke named the area Lavina in memory of a former sweetheart, not his wife.  Lavina was a hub of activity.  However, with the arrival of the Milwaukee Road in 1907, surveyors of the railroad chose a new town site a mile downstream.  A few months later on February 16, 1908, the first passenger train went past “Old Lavina” and made its stop at the new depot in what would now be called Lavina.  The new town was incorporated in 1920.

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