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unacceptable amount of overburden. Continued operations <br />at this site would require the quarried stone to be hauled <br />approximately ; mile to the crusher at its present location, <br />and the retention of the three miles of unpaved truck haul <br />road currently being used. The quarry is at an elevation of <br />7100 feet, approximately 1 airline mile from the nearest <br />dwellings, and can be seen from many locations in the central <br />and southern parts of Glenwood Springs. <br />Future production of limestone at this expanded location <br />could endanger Highway I-70 to falling rocks caused by the <br />quarry operation. It would also greatly increase the size <br />of the scarred area that can be seen from many places in the <br />Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. The cost of hauling <br />the limestone from this site is considerably more than it <br />will be from the preferred site because the distance is much <br />longer and the vertical drop to the paved road is over 1000 <br />feet as compared to less than 600 feet. <br />Alternative #3 (Labeled "3" on the map) <br />This location is on the top of a large limestone ridge <br />immediately west of Cascade Creek. It is at an elevation of <br />8700 feet and would require approximately 5 3/4 miles of <br />exceptionally steep unpaved haul roads. it is approximately <br />2 airline miles from the nearest dwelling and would be <br />partially visible from the inhabited portions of the nearby <br />Colorado and Roaring Fork river valleys. <br />