Here's the real Montana. The kind of place you won't have to look hard to spot or even catch some of the abundant wildlife. Piquett Creek, with its numerous beaver ponds, crisscrosses the ranch pastures and meadows. And with a mile of Bitterroot River frontage to wander without even leaving the ranch, you're sure to find a spot to drop a line and land a trophy specimen for your next big fish story!

Old Piquett Mountain Lookout Tower (destroyed by fire in 1966)

Historic. Timeless. Wilderness. You'll find this spectacular 1.6 million acre forest in southwest Montana and Idaho to be a priceless national heritage. Half of the forest is dedicated to the largest expanse of continuous pristine wilderness in the lower 48 states — the Selway Bitterroot, Frank Church River of No Return, and the Anaconda Pintler. The 1.6 million acre Bitterroot National Forest, in west central Montana and east central Idaho, is part of the Northern Rocky Mountains. National Forest land begins above the foothills of the Bitterroot River Valley in two mountain ranges--the Bitterroot Mountains on the west and the Sapphire Mountains on the east side of the valley. Elevation ranges from 3,200 feet at the north end of the Bitterroot Valley to Trapper Peak at 10,157 feet in the mountains on the south. In the Idaho portion of the Forest, elevations drop to about 2,600 feet along the Selway River and 2,200 feet on the Salmon River.

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Ready to pack your bags? Come spend some time in Montana! For more information, including daily (minimum 3 days) and weekly rates and date availability for the Piquett Creek Ranch Guesthouse and/or Bunkhouse, please contact Ranch Host, Linda Hiatt at (406) 349-2669.