Timber and Open Country

HOME TOUR · MONTROSE, COLORADO

A timber-framed Lindal home on 435 acres of piñon, meadow and high Colorado sky.

The gravel road climbs, the juniper thins, and then the roofline appears against the hills. Timber, stone and glass, glowing at dusk. Out here, the quiet is so complete you can hear the wind move through the oak brush.

Up the Gravel Road

Storm King Ranch sits about twenty minutes from Montrose.

Close enough for groceries and a flight out.

Far enough that the evenings belong to you.

The house settles into its own clearing, a fire ring set just off the lawn.

Nothing around it but trees, sky and open parks rolling toward the mountains.

Timber and Glass

This is a Lindal post-and-beam home, built in 2008.

Steep gables, warm wood, stone at the base.

It looks like it grew out of the hillside, and that is exactly the point.

The Great Room

Step inside and your eye goes two places at once.

Up the stone chimney to the peak of the ceiling.

And straight out the windows to the hills.

A timber loft wraps the room above, so the space feels grand without feeling cold.

This is the room for long winter nights, a fire going, snow coming down outside the glass.

Where Everyone Gathers

The kitchen opens right onto the great room.

Whoever is cooking is still part of the conversation.

A big island, beams overhead, windows pulling in the morning light.

Hunting-season breakfasts. Holiday dinners. Coffee before anyone else is up.

The dining room is framed in log posts, with a tray ceiling and windows down one side.

Set a long table and nobody feels squeezed.

And then there is the nook.

Windows on three sides and a round table in the middle.

The spot where you will watch the weather roll in over the ridge.

Up Under the Beams

Upstairs, the loft tucks under the roofline, all pine and exposed beams.

Game nights, grandkids, a place to stretch out after a long day outside.

A Quiet End to the Day

The primary suite rises to a pine ceiling, with a window set high in the gable.

Wake up to the light coming over the hills.

The bath tucks a soaking tub under the window.

The kind of tub you sink into after a cold morning in the field.

Mornings on the Stone

Outside, a stone patio steps off the house toward the view.

A pergola, a fire, chairs pulled up to the edge of the land.

Under the timber roof, the table is set for summer dinners that run long.

When an afternoon storm blows through, you stay right where you are and watch it.

The Working Side

Down the drive, a 3,500-square-foot enclosed pole barn holds the equipment and the hay.

About seventy acres are irrigated for grass and alfalfa, and the ranch is fenced and cross-fenced for rotational grazing.

Real ranch work, if you want it. A beautiful backdrop, either way.

Room to Breathe

The ranch runs to 435 deeded acres, from roughly 7,300 to 8,000 feet.

A seasonal creek, stock ponds, open parks between the piñon and juniper.

It borders 160 acres of landlocked BLM and sits among conservation easements and large private ranches, so the open feel stays open.

Elk move through from archery season on, and mule deer use is strong.

And every so often, after an afternoon storm, the whole sky puts on a show.

And If You’ve Fallen for It

Storm King Ranch is for sale.

A timber home with a fire going, a porch made for watching weather, and 435 acres to wander.

This is the kind of place you build a life around.

See the full property listing in Homes & Ranches for Sale, or reach listing broker Dan Murphy, ALC of M4 Ranch Group at (970) 209-1514.