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1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />t <br /> <br /> <br />Route 83 -There is approximately a two mile length along Route 83 where travelers can look <br />directly to the west and see the quarry mesa. The mining operation will be one to two miles <br />away from Route 83. This road is a paved State highway and has a high travel speed, thus driver <br />attentions are directed more toward the road rather than sideways. Passengers can glance to the <br />side and see the operation, but again, the depressed nature of the mining operation will reduce the <br />views. <br />At speeds of 55 mph, the view duration is two minutes. The extent of the operation is obscured <br />because the viewing distance is one to two miles away. The number of possible viewers is low <br />due to the distance and depressed excavation and processing activity. <br />Figures 3.H.5(2) through 3.H.5(7) aze cross sections showing views of the operation from six <br />different locations on roads surrounding the operation. These cross sections demonstrate how <br />terrain and the depressed mining partially shield the site. The visual analysis map includes the <br />location and viewing direction. <br />Homes <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />l_J <br />There aze twenty-six homes located within one mile of the proposed permitted boundary area of <br />the Castle Rock Quarry. The Ditmars Quarry has 238 homes located within one mile of the <br />permitted boundary. Having a fewer number of residential properties near the Castle Rock <br />Quarry would have a visual impact advantage over our current Ditmars operation. <br />Figure 3.B.1 (1) (2) illustrate the homes located within one mile of the permitted and the <br />proposed permitted azea. <br />Castlewood Canyon State Park <br />The State park is located along Cherry Creek over one mile north of the quarry site. The pazk <br />facilities are located in the canyon and no part of the quarry site can be seen. The visitor center <br />and restrooms of the park off SH 83 aze located on the north line of Section 26 and are about one <br />mile from the neazest excavation disturbance. Because State pazk land is one mile or more away <br />and is lower than the quarry site and because the mining operation is depressed, visitors to the <br />State park will not be able to see the quarry operation. Most of the pazk attendance occurs on the <br />weekends when the mine is usually not in operation. Visitors to the pazk will not be awaze of the <br />mining operation and their recreational experience will not be diminished. <br />Magnitude of visu~.~/ iin~acts <br />Great care has been Taken in siting the quarry operation and blending it into the landscape. <br />Careful planning in consideration of the advantages provided by the natural ]andfonn results in <br />few and quite distant viewpoints of the quarry. Only foty miles of road surrounding the site will <br />have a partial view of the quarry operation. Here, people are driving in automobiles and are <br />generally distracted frcm side views. <br />29 <br />