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<br />SUMMARY OF IMPACTS FOR ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED IN DETAIL <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />3,1'"1.... <br />" . ......l <br /> <br />The Mount of the Holy Cross area was designated as wilderness by an <br />act of Congress in 1980. This enabling legislation exempted <br />construction and operation of the Homestake Phase II project from <br />Wilderness status. The area contains outstanding scenery and natural <br />resources with few existing visual intrusions. <br />Transportation systems in the study area include U. S. Highway <br />24, the only paved highway and major access route to Interstate 70 on <br />the north or the City of Leadville to the south, and a network of <br />gravel and unimproved dirt roads. The Denver and Rio Grande <br />Western Railroad traverses the study area from northwest to southeast, <br />paralleling Eagle River and U.S. 24 over Tennessee Pass. No <br />archaeological or historical sites eligible for nomination to the National <br />Register of Historical Places have been identified in the project area. <br />Most of the study area is in a pristine undeveloped state with very low <br />ambient noise levels, <br /> <br />The following tables summarize the impacts and issues associated <br />with Alternatives 1 through 6. Table 2-4 summarizes the net impacts <br />expected after the mitigation measures discussed in the preceding <br />section have been implemented. <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />