Breathtaking off grid California mountain ranch style home for sale on 120 secluded acres. Home was designed by the owner and is the culmination of years of study and planning and was completed in 2023. The meandering driveway is nearly a mile long crossing creeks and ravines, passing through two automatic gates as it climbs to the residence on top of the hill. The home site was chosen for its breathtaking views overlooking the valley below, with the McKenzie table top mountain in the distance. At night the flickering lights of Fresno and Madera can be seen.
The home has 9 foot ceilings throughout with a 20 foot vault in the living room. Solid wood beams span the peak of the living room, adding a rustic mountain flare with the 14 foot tall stone faced, wood burning, fireplace. The oak mantel, was milled onsite from a tree cut on the property. Leading to the covered back porch is a double 16 foot sliding glass door allowing for amazing indoor/outdoor living. The kitchen has beautiful custom cabinets and built-in appliances. The island is a beautiful black soap stone and the rest of the kitchen is Calacatta quartzite which is also found on the other counters throughout the home. The backsplash is hand crafted zellige tile. Off of the kitchen is a beautiful walk-in pantry with butcher block countertops and open shelving. There are 4 bedrooms in the home, all of which have their own private bathrooms with walk-in closets. There is a beautiful half bath for guests in the entry with an imported carved travertine sink. The primary suite has a very large walk-in-closet with its own laundry. The laundry for the rest of the home is located next to the mudroom, containing stunning hexagonal terracotta tile, complete with a dog wash station and a deep sink.
This home was built for efficiency. There is zero grid connection at all on this property, so you will never owe a PGE bill again. The home is powered by solar, and battery back-ups and an auto start generator for emergencies. In the winter the primary heat source is the wood burning fireplace in the living room, which has ducting to heat the primary suite and the nursery. Central heating and AC are also present.
The home is powered by 32, 480 watt, solar panels feeding two EG4 12KpV inverters with 30 Kw of EG4 battery storage. The generator is a generac 14k that powers two EG4 battery chargers and keeps the batteries topped up when they get low. The power system is wired for an EV charger when the battery bank hits 100%, so that you don’t draw from the battery bank when charging your electric vehicle. The system is also designed to be able to take power from an electric vehicle, and the owner uses his electric truck to charge the batteries instead of the propane generator.
The well is 810 feet deep and has a refill rate of 120 gpm. There is a 2.5 HP pump that pumps water to an elevation of 150 feet above the home to 8,000 gallons of water storage. This water is then gravity fed back to the house and supplies a fire hydrant through a 4 inch water main capable of producing 700 GPM. Block retaining walls surround the home to not only terrace the gardens, but to act as a break in case of fire. 30 acres have been fenced. 2 acres around the house have also been fenced with a deer fence. The last 200 feet of the circular drive leading up to the house has been paved. This is truly one of a kind, built with a lot of love. The property is the site of the original gold mining town of Hildreth. Dozens of mines can be found across the property, and the oldest standing school house in Madera county still exists on the property. In the 1860s 5,000 miners called Hildreth home. There are very few places as unique as this property.
