5-M

i

10-M

i

15-M

i

20-M

i

25-M

i

Overlook Mountain

Sugarload Mountain W

Red Kill

North Dome

Fir Mountain

Slide Mountain

Hunter Mountain

Bearpen Mountain

Panther Mountain

Halcott Mountain

Cornell Mountain

Sugarload Mountain E

Balsam Lake Mountain

Plateau Mountain

Tremper Mountain

Table Mountain

Twin Mountain

Vly Mountain

432

8

5125

31

33

88

89

69

23

100

150

110109

147

149

125

136

9

7

1

16

52

90

82

15

95

83

5927

81

28

99

8536

50

68

761467

17

74

44

75

9848

78

777372

19

9157

925329

9726

37

66

58555424

87

56

126

146

114

104

118

111

122115

138124

112

150

139

134101

120

154

106

135

119

116

127113

102

143123

144137

167

103

131128

165

157

117

152132

107

130

155

Aesthetic Resources within 25 Miles ofBelleayre Mountain Ski Center File Path:

Source:

Date:

0 2 4 6 8 101Miles

Figure 4-1

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USGS, 2001; NYSDEC, June 2008; E & E, 2008; USGS, 2004

Areas Visible from Control Point

Visual Resources

Proposed Ski Lift (July, 2009)

Visual Resource - Summit

North Dome

Fir Mountain

Panther Mountain

Halcott Mountain

Balsam Lake Mountain

Vly Mountain

8128

9848

78

77

73

72

91

57

138

124

112

116

127

113

102

143

123

ED

C

B

AF

987

65

432

1

29

85 84

83

8281

8079 7877

767574

7372

6968

67

666564

63 62 61

6059

58

57

56

55

5352

51

5049

4847

46

4544

4140 39

38

37

363534

33

3231

30

28272625

242322

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

1312

11

10

Aesthetic Resources within 5 Miles ofBelleayre Mountain Ski Center File Path:

Source:Date:

0 1 2 3 4 50.5

Miles

Figure 4-2

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USGS, 2001; NYSDEC, June 2008; E & E, 2008; USGS, 2004

Visual Resources

Architecture Survey Point

Visual Resource - Summit

Proposed Ski Lift (July, 2009)

Proposed Trail Clearing (July, 2009)

Proposed Snow Making Pond (July, 2009)

Parking Lot (July, 2009)

Historic District

National-State Registry

5 Mile Project Area

Catskill Park Trail System

Areas Visible from Control Point

A

5-M

i

10-M

i

15-M

i

20-M

i

25-M

i

Overlook Mountain

Sugarload Mountain W

Red Kill

North Dome

Fir Mountain

Slide Mountain

Hunter Mountain

Bearpen Mountain

Panther Mountain

Halcott Mountain

Cornell Mountain

Sugarload Mountain E

Balsam Lake Mountain

Plateau Mountain

Tremper Mountain

Table Mountain

Twin Mountain

Vly Mountain

Annual Average Visibility Distance in the Catskills, 25 milesfrom Belleayre Ski Center

File Path:

Source:

Date:

0 2 4 6 8 101

Miles

Figure 5-1

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USGS, 2001; NYSDEC, June 2008; E & E, 2008; USGS, 2004

Visual Resource - Summit

Proposed Ski Lift (July, 2009)

Proposed Trails (July, 2009)

Days of visibility1-5 milesQ1 14Q2 10Q3 14Q4 19Total 58 of 365Total % 16% of 365

Days of visibility 5-10 milesQ1 43Q2 41Q3 44Q4 41Total 168 of 365Total % 46% of 365

Days of visibility 10-15 milesQ1 4Q2 7Q3 5Q4 9Total 25 of 365Total % 7% of 365

Days of visibility 15-20 milesQ1 29Q2 32Q3 29Q4 23Total 114 of 365Total % 31% of 365