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Appendix E 

Large Format Figures 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure E.2-27a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation for Key Observation Point 260 Segment 5 

Figure E.2-28a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 263 Alternative 5D 

Figure E.2-29a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 305 Segment 7 

Figure E.2-30a,b,c Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point 1160 Alternative 7K 

Figure E.2-31a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1104 Alternative 7K 

Figure E.2-32a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 591 Alternative 8B 

Figure E.2-33a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 369 Alternative 9C 

Figure E.2-34a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1337 Alternative 9D 

Figure E.2-35a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1333 Alternative 8B 

Figure E.2-36a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1334 Alternative 8B 

Figure E.2-37a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1339 Alternative 8A 

Figure E.2-38a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1570 Alternative 

9D/9G 

Figure E.2-39a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1572 Alternative 

9D/9G 

Figure E.2-40a,b Twin Sisters Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1103 

Alternative 7K 

Figure E.2-41a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 803 Alternative 8A 

Figure E.2-42a,b Existing Landscape of the Rockland and Arbon Valleys 

Figure E.3-1 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 1W(a)/1W(c) 

Figure E.3-2 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 2 

Figure E.3-3 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 3 

Figure E.3-4 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 4 -- WYOMING 

Figure E.3-5 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 4 -- IDAHO 

Figure E.3-6 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 5 

Figure E.3-7 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 6 

Figure E.3-8 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 7 

Figure E.3-9 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 8 

Figure E.3-10 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 9 

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List of Figures
 

Figure E.2-1 Visual KOP Locations Segment 1W(a)/1W(c) 

Figure E.2-2 Visual KOP Locations Segment 2 

Figure E.2-3 Visual KOP Locations Segment 3 

Figure E.2-4 Visual KOP Locations Segment 4 – WYOMING 

Figure E.2-5 Visual KOP Locations Segment 4 – IDAHO 

Figure E.2-6 Visual KOP Locations Segment 5 

Figure E.2-7 Visual KOP Locations Segment 6 

Figure E.2-8 Visual KOP Locations Segment 7 

Figure E.2-9 Visual KOP Locations Segment 8 

Figure E.2-10 Visual KOP Locations Segment 9 

Figure E.2-11 Visual KOP Locations Segment 10 

Figure E.2-12a,b,c Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point C40 Segment 4 

(Double- and Single-Circuit Towers) 

Figure E.2-13a,b,c Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point C53 Segment 3 

(Double- and Single-Circuit Towers) 

Figure E.2-14a,b North Platte AOI Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point 822 

Segment 2 (Single-Circuit Towers) 

Figure E.2-15a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 38 Segment 1W 

Figure E.2-16a,b,c	 Fort Fred Steele Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point 5 

Alternatives 2A and 2B 

Figure E.2-17a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 23 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-18a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 25 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-19a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1500 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-20a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1502 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-21a,b	 Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 627 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-22a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point 635 Alternative 4F 

Figure E.2-23a,b	 Red Rocks Pass Cemetery Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation 

Point 775 Segment 4 

Figure E.2-24a,b	 Fossil Butte Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 655 

Alternatives 4B and 4C 

Figure E.2-25a,b	 Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1506 Segment 5 

Figure E.2-26a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point 1505 Segment 4 

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Figure E.3-11 Cultural KOP Locations Segment 10 

Figure E.3-12a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C1 Segment 2 

Figure E.3-13a,b,c Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulations from Key Observation Point C51, Alternatives 2A 

and 2B 

Figure E.3-14a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C53 Segment 3 

Figure E.3-15a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C40 Segment 4 

Figure E.3-16a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C110 Segment 4 and 

Alternative 4F 

Figure E.3-17a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C8 Segment 4 and 

Alternative 4F 

Figure E.3-18a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C10 Alternative 4F 

Figure E.3-19a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C125 Alternative 4F 

Figure E.3-20a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C25 Segments 5 and 7 

Figure E.3-21a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C68 Alternative 7K 

Figure E.3-22a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C63 Segment 7 

Figure E.3-23a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C64 Segment 7 and 

Alternative 7C 

Figure E.3-24a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C75 Alternative 7K 

Figure E.3-25a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C83 Segment 8 

Figure E.3-26a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C85 Segment 8 

Figure E.3-27a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C96 Alternatives 8A 

and 9B 

Figure E.3-28a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C103 Segments 8 and 

9 

Figure E.3-29a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C93 Alternative 9B 

Figure E.3-30a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C90 Segment 9 and 

Alternatives 9D and 9F 

Figure E.3-31a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C117 Alternatives 

9D/9G 

Figure E.3-32a,b Existing Conditions/Photographic Simulation from Key Observation Point C99 Segment 10 

Figure E.9-1 Major Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Eastern Wyoming 

Figure E.9-2 Major Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Western Wyoming 

Figure E.9-3 Major Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Eastern Idaho 

Figure E.9-4 Major Wetlands and Riparian Areas in Central Idaho 

Figure E.10-1 GAP Habitat, Wyoming 

Figure E.10-2 GAP Habitat, Idaho 

Figure E.10-3 Designated Big Game Ranges, Wyoming 

Figure E.10-4 Designated Big Game Ranges, Idaho 

Figure E.10-5 Known Raptor Nests and Roosts, Wyoming 

Figure E.10-6 Known Raptor Nests and Roosts, Idaho 

Figure E.11-1 Lynx Units and Wolf Packs 

Figure E.11-2 Greater Sage-grouse Core Areas and Leks, Wyoming 

Figure E.11-3 Preliminary Priority/General Sage-grouse Habitat Areas, Idaho 

Figure E.11-4 Prairie Dog Areas, Wyoming 

Figure E.24-1 Proposed and Present Transmission Lines, Wyoming 

Figure E.24-2 Proposed and Present Transmission Lines, Idaho 

Figure E.24-3 Present and Proposed Power Generation 

Figure E.24-4 Mining, Oil, and Gas Extraction 

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MANAGEMENT AREA

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Reservoir

Old Fort Fetterman Rd

Shirley Basin

Ice Cave Mountain

Bates Creek

Reservoir

DAVE JOHNSTON POWER PLANT

SOLDIER CREEK

ROADLESS AREA (USFS)

GUNNYSACK

ROADLESS AREA

(USFS)

BUFFALO PEAK

ROADLESS AREA

(USFS) LABONTE CANYON

ROADLESS AREA (USFS)

LARAMIE PEAK

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COW CREEK MOUNTAIN

ROADLESS AREA (USFS)

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Big Ditch

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North Fork Box Creek

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Canyon Creek

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Lost Creek

Muddy Cr

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Austin Cr

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Sand Creek

Sweetwater River

Duck Creek

Dry Creek

Dry Laramie River

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Iron Creek

Sand Creek

Fish Creek

Elkhorn Creek

Cole Creek

Sand Creek

Wagonhound Creek

Arkansas Creek

Lightning Creek

Bolton Creek

La Prele Creek

Walker Creek

Sage Creek

Wallace Creek

Stinking Creek

Dry Creek

Cottonwood Creek

Deer Creek

Horseshoe Creek

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Muddy Creek

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North Laramie River

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Figure E.2-1

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Sand Creek

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Bear Creek

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Fontenelle

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Muddy Creek

Bitter Creek

Skull Creek

Eighteenmile Canyon

Bone Draw

Sweetwater River

Pacific Creek

Lost Creek

Eden Canal

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Blacks Fork

Big Sandstone

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Savery Creek

Green River

Means Canal

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Sand Creek

Sevenmile Gulch

Washington Draw

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Willow Creek

Slate Creek

Little Savery Creek

Salt Wells Creek

Black Rock Creek

Big Sandy River

Coal Cr

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Muddy Creek

Wild Cow Creek

Sevenmile Wash

Currant Creek

Little Sandy River

Arapahoe Creek

Laney Wash

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Sage Creek

Buckhorn Canyon

Little Sage Creek

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Buck Draw

Stagecoach Draw

Little Dry Creek

West Branch Willow Creek

Crooks Creek

Greasewood Wash

Hams Fork

Creston Draw

Simpson Gulch

Sage Creek

Meadow Springs Wash

Deadman Wash

Fourmile Gulch

Sugar Creek

Shute Creek

Osborne Draw

Alkali Creek

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:17 AM 

Date of photograph: 7-14-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°50’30.63”N 

Longitude: 105°48’35.72”W 

Distance: 0.3 Mile 

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from Key Observation Point 38 

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Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:17 AM 

Date of photograph: 7-14-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°50’30.63”N 

Longitude: 105°48’35.72”W 

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Photographic Simulation 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:16 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-27-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°46’26.68”N 

Longitude: 106°56’49.76”W 

Distance: 0.2 Mile 

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Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 5 

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Fort Fred Steele 

Photographic Simulation from 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:16 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-27-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°46’26.68”N 

Longitude: 106°56’49.76”W 

Distance: 0.2 Mile 

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Photographic Simulation 

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Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

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Photographic Simulation from 

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:16 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-27-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°46’26.68”N 

Longitude: 106°56’49.76”W 

Distance: 0.2 Mile 

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Photographic Simulation 

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500kV Transmission Project 

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Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point 23

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:38 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 41°44’35.32”N 

Longitude: 109°19’22.03”W 

Distance: 0.5 Mile 

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from Key Observation Point 23 

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Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point 23

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

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Class I State
 

Class II
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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:38 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 41°44’35.32”N 

Longitude: 109°19’22.03”W 

Distance: 0.5 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:32 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°43’45.06”N 

Longitude: 109°16’34.44”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 25 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:32 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°43’45.06”N 

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Distance: 1.1 Miles 

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Time of photograph: 3:19 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-15-12 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

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Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1500 

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Time of photograph: 3:19 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-15-12 

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Nearest tower in view: 2.0 Miles 

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Photographic Simulation 

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Time of photograph: 12:16 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-14-12 

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Time of photograph: 12:16 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-14-12 

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Photographic Simulation 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

U.S. Forest Service Transmission Line Routes 

Proposed National Park Service 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 1:57 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-24-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°56’38.45”N 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 1:57 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-24-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

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Latitude: 41°56’38.45”N 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 1:22 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-23-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 42°7’26.76”N 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:36 PM 

Date of photograph: 10-11-08 

Weather condition: Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 42°21’15.81”N 

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:36 PM 

Date of photograph: 10-11-08 

Weather condition: Cloudy 

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:12 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-22-08 

Weather condition: Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 41°50’11.29”N 

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Time of photograph: 12:12 PM 

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Time of photograph: 2:38 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-14-12 

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Time of photograph: 2:08 PM 

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Time of photograph: 12:25 PM 

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Time of photograph: 11:39 AM 

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



Photographic Simulation from

Key Observation Point 1333

Alternative 8A

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:39 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-19-10 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 43°27’32.85”N 

Longitude: 116°26’38.99”W 

Distance: 0.9 Mile 

Photogrpahic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1333 

Alternative 8B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-35b

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



Existing Conditions from

Key Observation Point 1334

Alternative 8A

Figure E.2-3a

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:44 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-19-10 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 43°27’33.40”N 

Longitude: 116°24’49.11”W 

Distance: 1.0 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1334 

Alternative 8B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-36a

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



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Key Observation Point 1334

Alternative 8A

Figure E.2-3b

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:44 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-19-10 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 43°27’33.40”N 

Longitude: 116°24’49.11”W 

Distance: 1.0 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1334 

Alternative 8B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

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Figure E.2-36b
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point 1339

Alternative 8A

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 4:51 PM 

Date of photograph: 8-19-10 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42°56’52.51”N 

Longitude: 115°17’51.06”W 

Distance: 1.8 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1339 

Alternative 8A 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

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Figure E.2-37a
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



Photographic Simulation from

Key Observation Point 1339

Alternative 8A

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 4:51 PM 

Date of photograph: 8-19-10 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42°56’52.51”N 

Longitude: 115°17’51.06”W 

Distance: 1.8 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1339 

Alternative 8A 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-37b

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Existing Conditions

Key Observation

Point 1570

Gateway West

500-kVTransmission Project

September, 2012 I

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Time of photograph: 3:55 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-17-12 

Weather condition: Mostly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: West 

Latitude: 42°53’14.179”N 

Longitude: 115°41’53.906”W 

Distance: 2.3 miles 

Alternative 9D/9G 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1570 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-38a 
 

Photographic Simulation

Key Observation

Point 1570

Segment Alternative 9D

Gateway West

500-kVTransmission Project

September, 2012 

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Time of photograph: 3:55 PM 

Date of photograph: 5-17-12 

Weather condition: Mostly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: West 

Latitude: 42°53’14.179”N 

Longitude: 115°41’53.906”W 

Nearest tower in view: 1.9 Miles 

Distance: 2.3 miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1570 

Alternative 9D*

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-38b 
 

Existing Conditions

Key Observation

Point 1572

Gateway West

500-kVTransmission Project

September, 2012 

Figure(D

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Class III
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Time of photograph: 8:33 AM 

Date of photograph: 5-18-12 

Weather condition: Sunny 

Viewing direction: West 

Latitude: 42°52’24.958”N 

Longitude: 115°43’5.208”W 

Distance: 0.7 mile 

Alternative 9D*

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1572 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-39a 
 

Photographic Simulation

Key Observation

Point 1572

Segment Alternative 9D

Gateway West

500-kVTransmission Project

September, 2012 

Figure(E

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Time of photograph: 8:33 AM 

Date of photograph: 5-18-12 

Weather condition: Sunny 

Viewing direction: West 

Latitude: 42°52’24.958”N 

Longitude: 115°43’5.208”W 

Nearest tower in view: 0.54 Miles 

Distance: 0.7 mile 

Alternative 9D*

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1572 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



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Twin Sisters

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:22 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-17-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 42° 1’36.79”N 

Longitude: 113°43’5.64”W 

Distance: 2.1 Miles 

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Twin Sisters 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 1103 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



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Twin Sisters

Photographic Simulation from 

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i 

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:22 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-17-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 42° 1’36.79”N 

Longitude: 113°43’5.64”W 

Distance: 2.1 Miles 

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Twin Sisters 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 1103 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-40b 
August 2010

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming

DRAFT

Hagerman North AOI

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership F Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 2:16 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-12-08 

Weather condition: Cloudy 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 42°50’21.62”N 

Longitude: 114°54’18.01”W 

Distance: 0.2 Mile 

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Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point 803 

Alternative 8A 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-41a 
August 2010

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming

DRAFT

Hagerman North AOI

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point 803

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership F Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 2:16 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-12-08 

Weather condition: Cloudy 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 42°50’21.62”N 

Longitude: 114°54’18.01”W 

Distance: 0.2 Mile 

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Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point 803 

Alternative 8A 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-41b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Landscape of the Rockland and Arbon Valleys

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KOP 872 – Rockland Valley 

KOP 899 – Arbon Valley Export Date 10/292/10 

KOP 900 – Arbon Valley Existing Landscape of the Rockland and Arbon Valleys
 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.2-42a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Landscape of the Rockland and Arbon Valleys

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KOP 905 – Arbon Valley 

KOP 923 – Rockland Valley Export Date 10/292/10 

KOP 908 – Arbon Valley Existing Landscape of the Rockland and Arbon Valleys
 

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500kV Transmission Project 

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BUFFALO PEAK

ROADLESS AREA

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LABONTE

CANYON

ROADLESS

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ROADLESS AREA (USFS)

COW CREEK MOUNTAIN

ROADLESS AREA (USFS)

Freezeout Mountains

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Casper

Garrett

Douglas

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Hartville

Careyhurst

Evansville

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Lost Springs

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Mule Creek

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Laramie River

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Rock Creek

Medicine Bow River

North Platte River

North Platte River

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Casper Creek

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Brush Creek

La Bonte Creek

North Platte River

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Sweetwater River

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Austin Cr

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Sand Creek

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Diamond Springs Draw

Little Lightning Creek

Dry Laramie River

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Bluegrass Creek

Iron Creek

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Lightning Creek

Elkhorn Creek

Cole Creek

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Lost Creek

Fish Creek

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Arkansas Creek

Muddy Creek

Willow Creek

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Sage Creek

Walker Creek

Wallace Creek

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Little Medicine Bow R

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Gateway West

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National Forest

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West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

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Little Laramie River

Coal Cr

Pass Creek

Sevenmile Creek

Greasewood Wash

Bolton Creek

Fourmile Creek

Wagonhound Creek

N Fork Little Medicine Bow R

Arapahoe Creek

Laney Wash

East Alkali Lake

West Alkali Lake

Austin Cr

Sand Creek

Stratton Draw

Stinking Creek

Willow Creek

Coal Gulch

Dry Creek

Buck Draw

Willow Creek

Sand Creek

Deadman Wash

Big Ditch

Rock Creek

Jack Creek

Creston Draw

Muddy Creek

Beaver Creek

Cooper Creek

Black Butte Creek

Little Sage Creek

Dutton Creek

Arkansas Creek

Bear Creek

Osborne Draw

North Barrel Springs Draw

Sugar Creek

Alkali Draw

Crooks Creek

Saint Marys Creek

Foote Cr

Fillmore Creek

Red Creek

Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek

Little Medicine Bow R

Rock Creek

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Segment 2

Enlarged Area

Above

Figure E.3-2

0 10

Miles

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NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Gateway West

Railroad Transmission Line Project 84 Interstate

30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

30

Wildlife Area

Airport/Landing Strip

Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

Substation

Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

Cultural Features

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

With Simulation

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

No Simulation

Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

Fish and Wildlife Service

Bureau of Reclamation

State

Private

Water

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Fort Fetterman to Medicine Bow

Lincoln Highway

Point of Rocks - South Pass City Road

Rawlins - Baggs Road

Rawlins - Fort Washakie Road
Wamsutter Rd

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ANTICLINE

JIM BRIDGER

SWEETWATER

COUNTY

CARBON

COUNTY

FREMONT

SUBLETTE COUNTY COUNTY

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C53

Bairoil

Granger

Green River

North Rock

Springs

Rawlins

Rock

Springs

Sinclair

Wamsutter

Point of Rocks

Big Dry Creek

Big Sandy

Dam

Sand Creek

Fontenelle

Dam

Separation Creek

Muddy Creek

Bitter Creek

Skull Creek

Eighteenmile Canyon

Bone Draw

Sweetwater River

Pacific Creek

Lost Creek

Eden Canal

Threemile Ditch

Bush Creek

Blacks Fork

Big Sandstone

Creek

Dry Muddy Creek

Savery Creek

Green River

Means Canal

Slate Creek

Barrel Springs Draw

Alkali Creek

Sand Creek

Sevenmile Gulch

Arkansas Creek

Willow Creek

Slate Creek

Salt Wells Creek

Black Rock Creek

Big Sandy River

Coal Cr

East Salt Wells Creek

Muddy Creek

Wild Cow Creek

Sevenmile Wash

Currant Creek

Little Sandy River

Arapahoe Creek

Laney Wash

Cow

Creek

Green River

East Alkali Lake

West Alkali Lake

Blacks Fork

Sage Creek

Buckhorn Canyon

Little Sage Creek

Stratton Draw

Coal Gulch

Buck Draw

Stagecoach Draw

Little Dry Creek

West Branch Willow Creek

Crooks Creek

Greasewood Wash

Hams Fork

Creston Draw

Simpson Gulch

Sage Creek

Meadow Springs Wash

Deadman Wash

Fourmile Gulch

Sugar Creek

Shute Creek

Osborne Draw

Alkali Creek

Dry Sandy Creek

Bear Creek

Jack Morrow Creek

North Barrel Springs Draw

Alkali Draw

Killpecker Creek

Black Butte Creek

Little Bitter Creek

Fillmore Creek

Red Creek

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Segment 3

Enlarged Area

Above

Figure E.3-3

0 10

Miles

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Transmission Line Project

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NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Railroad

84 Interstate

30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

30

Wildlife Area

Airport/Landing Strip

Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

Substation

Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

Cultural Features

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

With Simulation

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

No Simulation

Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

Fish and Wildlife Service

Bureau of Reclamation

State

Private

Water

Historic Trails

1849 Evans Cherokee Trail

Bryan to South Pass Stage Road

Green River to South Pass Stage Road

New Fork Wagon Road

Oregon/California, Mormon Pioneer, & Pony Express NHTs

Overland Trail

Point of Rocks - South Pass City Road

Rawlins - Baggs Road

Rawlins - Fort Washakie Road

Rock Springs Lander Road

Rock Springs to Superior Road
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CARIBOUTARGHEE

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ANTICLINE

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SWEETWATER

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LINCOLN

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UINTA

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SUBLETTE COUNTY

FREMONT COUNTY

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OFFICE

ROCK SPRINGS

FIELD OFFICE

LANDER

FIELD

OFFICE

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Montpelier

Big Piney

Cokeville

Diamondville

Granger

Green

River

Kemmerer

La Barge

Marbleton

North Rock

Springs

Opal

Rock

Springs

Superior

Randolph

Point of Rocks

Big Sandy

Dam

Saleratus Creek

Fontenelle

Dam

Garrett Creek

Bitter Creek

Eighteenmile Canyon

Sweetwater River

Green River

Bone Draw

Pacific Creek

Bear River

Eden Canal

Muddy Creek

Bush Creek

Bear Lake Outlet

Green River

Otter Creek

Means Canal

Dry Creek

Slate Creek

Alkali Lake

Washington Draw

Laney Wash

Slate Creek

North Piney Creek

Black Rock Creek

Big Creek

Big Sandy River

West Alkali Lake

Beckwith and Quinn Canal

Albert Creek

Thomas Fork

Little Bitter Creek

West Buckhorn Draw

Preuss Creek

East Buckhorn Draw

Blacks Fork

Rock Creek

Buckhorn Canyon

Salt River

Willow Creek

Stagecoach Draw

Dry Piney Creek

Greasewood Wash

Dry Muddy Creek

Little Muddy Creek

Simpson Gulch

Rock Creek

Salt Wells Creek

Meadow Springs Wash

Deadman Wash

Fourmile Gulch

Alkali Creek

Dry Sandy Creek

Middle Piney Creek

Bear Creek

Jack Morrow Creek

Alkali Draw

Alkali Creek

Beaver Creek

Killpecker Creek

Black Butte Creek

Shute Creek

South Piney Creek

Little Sandy River

Big Sandy River

Red Creek

La Barge Creek

Smiths Fork

Fontenelle Creek

Hams Fork

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Enlarged Area

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Diamondville

Kemmerer

C620

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Little Muddy Creek

Smiths Fork

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Rock Creek

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Route Features

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Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

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!5 Bryan to South Pass Stage Road

!12 Dempsey - Hockaday Cutoff

!14 Green River to South Pass Stage Road

!18 New Fork Wagon Road

!24 Opal Wagon Road

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!28 Oregon/California, Mormon Pioneer, & Pony

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!30 Point of Rocks - South Pass City Road

!34 Rock Springs Lander Road

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!39 Sublette Cutoff

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Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

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National Park Service

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BORAH

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American Inkom Falls

Bancroft

Soda

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McCammon

Lava Hot

Rockland Springs Grace

Arimo

Georgetown

Downey

Montpelier

Oxford

Paris

Bloomington

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City Clifton

St.

Charles Dayton Preston

Weston Franklin

Afton

Big Piney

Cokeville

Diamondville Kemmerer

La Barge

Marbleton

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FIELD

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FRANKLIN

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CACHE

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LINCOLN

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Little Bear River

Garrett Creek

Dry Muddy

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Wright Cr

Bear River

West Canal

Otter Creek

Beaver Creek

Slate Creek

Snake River

Cottonwood Can.

Horse Creek

Crow Creek

Diamond Creek

Cub River

Rock Creek

Dairy Creek

Malad River

Beckwith and Quinn Canal

Sheep Creek

Marsh Creek

Thomas Fork

Bear River

Shute Creek

Bear River

Laketown Canyon

Slug Creek

Preuss Creek

Twin Creek

Rock Creek

Rattlesnake Cr

Portneuf River

Dry Piney Creek

Weston Creek

South Cottonwood Creek

Blue Creek

Greys River

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North Cottonwood Creek

Salt River

Logan River

Middle Piney Creek

South Piney Creek

Bear River

La Barge Creek

Muddy Creek

North Piney Creek

Smiths Fork

Fontenelle Creek

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Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

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!12 Dempsey - Hockaday Cutoff

!15 Hudspeth Cutoff

!24 Opal Wagon Road

!27 Oregon/California NHT

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!39 Sublette Cutoff

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Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

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National Forest

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

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Bureau of Reclamation

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CARIBOUTARGHEE

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NAT'L FOREST

CURLEW NATIONAL

GRASSLANDS

CARIBOUTARGHEE NF

SAWTOOTH

NAT'L FOREST

CARIBOUTARGHEE

NAT'L FOREST

CARIBOUTARGHEE

NAT'L FOREST

CACHE

NAT'L FOREST

POCATELLO

FIELD OFFICE

BURLEY

FIELD

OFFICE

UPPER SNAKE

FIELD OFFICE

5C

5D

5A

5B

10

10

30

10

20

10

40

20

20

30 20

Roy

Elba

Paul

Arbon

Paris

Declo

Arimo

Grace

Inkom

Weston

Dayton

y

Oxford

Albion Downey

Burley

Rupert

Preston

Clifton

Heyburn

Acequia

Thatcher

Rockland

McCammon

Bancroft Minidoka

Chubbuck

Aberdeen

Pocatello

Fort Hall

Malad City

Montpelier

Georgetown

St. Charles

Bloomington

Soda Springs

American Falls

Lava Hot Springs

Almo

BORAH

POPULUS

C26

C24

C22

C23

C25

BANNOCK

COUNTY

BEAR LAKE

COUNTY

CARIBOU

COUNTY

CASSIA

COUNTY

FRANKLIN

COUNTY

MINIDOKA

COUNTY

ONEIDA

COUNTY

POWER

COUNTY

BOX ELDER

COUNTY

RICH

COUNTY

LINCOLN

COUNTY

Newton

Dam

H Canal

Hollow

Jenkins

M

Hawkins Creek

arsh Creek

Bear River

Garrett Creek

Snake River

Bear River

South Fork

Junction Creek

A Canal

Beaver Creek

Main North

Side Canal

Blue Creek

Blackfoot River

Crow Creek

Clear Creek

Portneuf River

Diamond Creek

Malad River

Cub River

Dairy Creek

Main Drain

Rock Creek

Snake River

Marsh Creek

Thomas Fork

Beckwith and Quinn Canal

Slug Creek

Preuss Creek

Raft River

Greys River

Snake River

Rattlesnake Cr

Main South Side Canal

Weston Creek

Blackfoot River

Cottonwood Cr

Little Malad River

Tincup Creek

Portneuf River

S Fork Rock Cr

Salt River

Ross Fork

Cassia Creek

Bear River

Aberdeen Canal

Smiths Fork

T36N

T4S

T35N

T35N

T5S

T34N

T6S

T33N

T33N

T7S

T32N

T8S

T31N

T9S

T30N

T10S

T29N

T11S

T28N

T12S

T27N

T13S

T26N

T14S

T25N

T15S

T24N

T16S

T23N

T14N

T22N

R22E R23E R24E R25E R26E R27E R28E R29E R30E R31E R32E R33E R34E R35E R36E R37E R38E R39E R40E R41E R42E R43E R44E R45E R46E R119W R117W R118W

R17W R16W R15W R14W R13W R12W R11W R10W R9W R8W R7W R6W R5W R4W R3W R2W R1W R1E R2E R3E R5E R7E R4E R8E R6E R120W R119W R118W

Cultural KOP Locations

Segment 5

Figure E.3-6

0 10

Miles

Enlarged Area

Above Right

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project

E3_06_20121205 Saved | 12/20/2012

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Railroad

84 Interstate

30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

30

Wildlife Area

Airport/Landing Strip

Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

Substation

Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

State/Local Wildlife Area or Park

Historic Trails

Bidwell - Bartleson Route

California NHT

California NHT, Kelton Road

California NHT/Fort Hall Road

California NHT/Nibbs Cutoff

Hudspeth Cutoff

Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

Oregon NHT

Oregon/California NHT

Salt Lake Alternate, California NHT, Kelton Road

Sublette Cutoff

Cultural Features

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

With Simulation

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

No Simulation

Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

National Grassland

Bureau of Reclamation

Indian Reservation

Other Federal

Private

Water

State

State/Local Wildlife, Park, or Recreation Area
American Falls

Reservoir

Houtz Canyon

Heglar Canyon

FORT HALL RESERVATI

CRATERS OF THE MOON

NATIONAL MONUMENT

AND PRESERVE

Wapi Flow

PARTING OF THE WAYS

HISTORIC TRAILS ACEC

MINIDOKA NWR

Lake Walcott

6

G

r

e

a

t

R

i f t

CARIBOU-T

NAT'L FO

MINIDOKA NHS

15

86

84

15

86

26

20

30

91

30

30

93

93

26

39

46

75

79

25

24

23

74

CARIBOU-TARGHEE

NAT'L FOREST

NATIONAL FOREST

BANNOCK

COUNTY

BINGHAM

COUNTY

BLAINE

COUNTY

BONNEVILLE

COUNTY

BUTTE

COUNTY

CAMAS

COUNTY

CASSIA

COUNTY

GOODING

COUNTY

JEROME

COUNTY

LINCOLN

COUNTY

MINIDOKA

COUNTY

ONEIDA

COUNTY

POWER

COUNTY

TWIN

FALLS

COUNTY

Hailey

Bellevue

Atomic

City

Fairfield

Firth Basalt

Carey

Blackfoot

Richfield Fort

Hall

Aberdeen Gooding Shoshone Bliss

Chubbuck

Dietrich

Pocatello

Hagerman

Inkom

American

Falls

Wendell

Minidoka

Jerome

Acequia McCammon

Rupert

Eden

Buhl Paul

Hazelton Rockland

Arimo

Filer Twin

Falls

Heyburn

Kimberly Hansen Burley

Castleford Declo

Murtaugh

Downey

Albion

Hollister

Shelley

Arbon

King

Hill

Roy

BURLEY

FIELD OFFICE

POCATELLO

FIELD

OFFICE

SHOSHONE

FIELD

OFFICE

UPPER SNAKE

FIELD

OFFICE

POPULUS

BORAH

CEDAR

HILL

MIDPOINT

Hawkins Creek

Magic

Dam

Rock Creek

Hawkins Creek

Marsh Creek

Dry Creek

Salmon Falls Creek

Little Wood River

Blackfoot River

Snake River

Little Wood River Low Line Canal

Idaho Canal

High Line Canal

Marsh Creek

Cedar Creek

Deep Creek

Camas Creek

Cassia Creek

Dry Creek

Cedar Creek

Muldoon Creek

South Fork Lime Creek

X Canal

Big Wood River

Fish Creek

Little Wood River

U Canal

Richfield Canal

Rock Creek

Dairy Creek

North Shoshone Canal

Fish Creek

North Gooding

Main Canal

Blackfoot River

Goose Creek

Jim

Byrns Slough

Thorn Creek

Raft River

Main Drain

Snake River

H Canal

Devil Creek

Big Lost River

Main South Side Canal

Portneuf River

Dry Creek

Willow Creek

Dry Creek

Silver Creek

S Fork Rock Cr

Snake River

Soldier Creek

Dietrich Main Canal

Pot Hole Creek

Big Wood River

Clover Creek

Ross Fork

Sailor Creek

Aberdeen Canal

R11E R12E R13E R14E R15E

R16E

R16E

R17E

R17E

R18E

R18E R19E R20E R21E R22E R23E R24E R25E R26E R27E R28E R29E R30E R31E R32E R33E R34E R35E R36E R37E

R11E R12E R13E R14E R15E R16E R17E R18E R19E R20E R21E R22E R23E R24E R25E R26E R27E R28E R29E R30E R31E R32E R33E R34E R35E R36E R37E

T2N

T2N

T1N

T1N

T1S

T1S

T2S

T2S

T3S

T3S

T4S

T4S

T5S

T5S

T6S

T6S

T7S

T7S

T8ST8S

T9S

T9S

T10S

T10S

T11S

T11S

T12S

T12S

Cultural KOP Locations

Segment 6

Figure E.3-7

0 10

Miles

Enlarged Area

Above

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project

E3_07_20121205 Saved | 12/18/2012

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Railroad

84 Interstate

30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

30

Wildlife Area

Airport/Landing Strip

Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

Substation

Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Bureau of Reclamation

Indian Reservation

Military Reservation/Corps of Engineers

Other Federal

State

State/Local Wildlife, Park or Recreation Area

Private

Water

Historic Trails

California NHT

Hudspeth Cutoff

Kelton Road

North Alternate Oregon Trail

North Alternate Oregon Trail, Kelton Road

North Alternate Oregon Trail, Kelton Road, Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

North Alternate Oregon Trail, Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

Oregon NHT

Oregon NHT, Kelton Road

Toana Freight Wagon Road
A r b o n V a l l e y

R o c k l a n

d

V a l l e y

D e e p

C r e e k M o u n t a i n s

Bradley

Mountain Cedar

Mountain

CRATERS OF THE MOON

NATIONAL MONUMENT

AND PRESERVE

American Falls

Reservoir

Houtz Canyon

S u b l e t t R a n g e

R a f t R i v e r V a l l e y

Heglar Canyon

FORT HALL

RESERVATION

C e d a r R i d

g e

MINIDOKA NWR

Lake Walcott

East Hills

A l b i o n M o u n t a i n s

RAFT RIVER-CURLEW VALLEY

IMPORTANT BIRD AREA

MAHOGANY BUTTE

ROADLESS AREA

(USFS)

CITY OF

ROCKS

NATIONAL

RESERVE

J u n c t i o n V a l l e y

Granite Pass

IDAHO

UTAH

IDAHO

NEVADA

THOROBRED

ROADLESS

AREA (USFS)

CACHE ROADLESS

AREA (USFS)

MT HARRISON

ROADLESS

AREA (USFS)

JIM SAGE

NON-MOTORIZED

AREA (BLM)

PARTING OF THE WAYS

HISTORIC TRAILS ACEC

Goose Creek

Reservoir

MINIDOKA NATIONAL

HISTORIC SITE 

CASTLE ROCK SP

ELKHORN MOUNTAIN

ROADLESS AREA

(USFS)

COTTONWOOD CREEK WMA

Jim Sage Mountains

Hawkins Basin

7

7A

7B

7C

7K

7K

Murtaugh Lake

DETAIL TOP RIGHT

7G

7D

7E

7F

SAWTOOTH

NATIONAL

FOREST

CURLEW NATIONAL

GRASSLANDS

SAWTOOTH

NAT'L FOREST

SAWTOOTH

NAT'L

FOREST

SAWTOOTH

NATIONAL

FOREST

CARIBOU-TARGHEE

NATIONAL FOREST

CARIBOUTARGHEE

NAT'L FOREST

CARIBOUTARGHEE

NAT'L FOREST

84

15 86

93

91

26

30

37

77

81

79

25

24

39

27

74

75

25

84

S h o s h o n e B a s i n

BURLEY

FIELD OFFICE

POCATELLO

FIELD OFFICE

UPPER SNAKE

FIELD OFFICE

90

80

70

60

50

40 30

30

20

10

10

50 40 30

20

120

110

10

30

20

10

100

Elba

hl Eden Paul

Arbon

Malta

Declo

Filer

Arimo

Inkom

Weston

Dayton

Oakley

Oxford

Downey

Hansen

Burley

Rupert

Jerome

Jackpot

Clifton

Heyburn

Acequia

Wendell

Gooding

Murtaugh

Kimberly

Rockland

Hazelton

McCammon

Bancroft

Dietrich

Chubbuck

Shoshone

Aberdeen

Hollister

Pocatello

Fort Hall Richfield

Malad City

Twin Falls

American Falls

Lava Hot Springs

Albion

ZIGGY

PRESTON

LANDING STRIP

(PROPOSED)

MAGIC VALLEY REGIONAL (JOSLIN FIELD)

BORAH

POPULUS

MIDPOINT

CEDAR HILL

C24

C22

C23

C66

C74 C73

C69

C70

C72

C25

C68

C64 C63

POCATELLO

FIELD

OFFICE

SHOSHONE

FIELD

OFFICE

SALT LAKE

FIELD OFFICE

BINGHAM

COUNTY

CARIBOU

COUNTY

CASSIA

COUNTY

JEROME

COUNTY

LINCOLN

COUNTY

MINIDOKA

COUNTY

ONEIDA

COUNTY

POWER

COUNTY

TWIN

FALLS

COUNTY

CACHE

COUNTY

Rock Creek

Hollow

Jenkins

Marsh Creek

Bear River

Milner Gooding Canal

Wright Cr

Snake River

Goose Creek

Goose Creek

Bear

River

Trout Creek

High Line Canal

A Canal

North Gooding

Main Canal

East Fork Dry Creek

Big Wood River

Main North

Side Canal

Malad River

Thorn Creek

Clear Creek

X Canal

Portneuf River Cub River

U Canal

N Cottonwood Cr

Rock Creek

Shoshone Creek

Dairy Creek

North Shoshone Canal

Marsh Creek

Trapper Creek

Raft River

Main Drain

Snake River

Rattlesnake Cr

H Canal

Snake River

Deep Creek

Weston Creek

Cottonwood Cr

Little Wood River

Blackfoot River

Dietrich Main Canal

Portneuf River

S Fork Rock Cr

Ross Fork

Cassia Creek

Bear River

Aberdeen Canal

R18E

R19E

R19E

R20E

R15E R16E R17E R20E R21E R22E R23E R24E R25E R26E R27E R28E R29E R30E R33E R31E R32E R34E R35E R36E R38E R37E R39E R40E R41E

R64E R65E R66E R67E R68E R69E R70E R19W R18W R17W R16W R15W R14W R13W R12W R11W R10W R9W R8W R7W R6W R5W R4W R3W R2W R1W

T3S T4S

T4S

T4S

T5S

T5S

T5S

T6S

T6S

T6S

T7S

T7S

T8S

T8S

T9S

T9S

T10S

T10S

T11S

T11S

T12S

T12S

T13S

T13S

T14S

T14S

T15S

T15S T15S

T16S

T16S

T47N

T14N

Cultural KOP Locations

Segment 7

Enlarged Area

Above

Figure E.3-8

0 10

Miles

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project

E3_08_20121205 Saved | 12/20/2012

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Granite Pass

CITY OF ROCKS

NATIONAL RESERVE

IDAHO

UTAH

7K

CASSIA COUNTY

C76

C77

C78

C75

BURLEY

FIELD

OFFICE

Raft River

0 3 Miles

Railroad

84 Interstate

30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

30

Wildlife Area

Airport/Landing Strip

Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

Substation

Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

Cultural Features

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

With Simulation

Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

No Simulation

Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

National Grassland

Bureau of Reclamation

Indian Reservation

Military Reservation/Corps of Engineers

State

State/Local Wildlife, Park or Recreation

Area

Private

Water

Historic Trails

Bidwell - Bartleson Route

California NHT

California NHT, Kelton Road

California NHT/Fort Hall Road

California NHT/Nibbs Cutoff

Hudspeth Cutoff

Kelton Road

Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

Oregon NHT

Salt Lake Alternate, California NHT, Kelton Road
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!19

!20

!21

!26

!38

!3

!16

!20

!22

!23

!25

!26

!38

!42

8

Hot Springs Res.

M

o

u n t

B e n n e t t H i l l s

KING HILL CREEK

WSA/ACEC

MORLEY NELSON SNAKE RIVER

BIRDS OF PREY NCA

IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD

ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER

AND MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA

#

Kuna Butte

# McElroy

Butte

#

Powers

Butte

#

Guffey Butte

#

Sinker

Butte

!Ï BRUNEAU DUNES SP

CLASS D

RESTRICTED AIRSPACE

SAYLOR CREEK

AIR FORCE

RANGE

B r u n e a u V a l l e y

C J Strike Res

HAGERMAN !Ï FOSSIL BEDS NM

!Ï MALAD GORGE SP

# Black Mesa

D e a d m

a

n

F l

a

t

B r u n e a u

D e s e r t

B l u e R i d g e

M e l o n V a l l e y

Pioneer Res

BALANCED !Ï ROCK CP

HALVERSON/WEES BAR

NMA (BLM)

"

COVE NMA (BLM) "

IDAHO STATE

PENITENTIARY

"

WILSON CREEK

CEMETARY

"

"

TUANA GULCH

WIND FARM

"

"

"

YAHOO CREEK

WIND FARM

" SALMON FALLS WIND FARM

" PILGRIM STAGE STATION WIND FARM

CASSIA " WIND FARM

"

BENNETT CREEK WIND FARM

HEMINGWAY

MIDPOINT

Glenns Ferry

BOISE NATIONAL FOREST

SAWTOOTH

NAT'L FOREST

§ ̈¦84

£¤20

£¤30

£¤93

£¤26

£¤93

UV51

UV78

UV46

UV75

UV79

UV67

UV21

UV74

UV69

UV24

UV55

UV78

UV75

8A

8C

8B

8E

8D

!(20

!(10

!(50

!(20 !(10

!(80

!(70

!(60

!(40

!(30

!(10

!(130 !(110

!(100

!(10

!(40

!(30

!(40

!(30

BURLEY

FIELD OFFICE

BRUNEAU

FIELD

OFFICE

OWYHEE

FIELD

OFFICE

SHOSHONE

FIELD

OFFICE

FOUR RIVERS

FIELD

OFFICE

C102

C88

C107

C108

C61

C111

C112

C118

C119

C97

C89

C87

C95

C103 C100

C83 C84

C96

C85

Garden

Meridian City Boise

Nampa

Marsing Hailey

Kuna

Bellevue

Melba

Fairfield

Carey

Mountain

Home

Richfield

Grand

View

Gooding Shoshone

Bliss

Dietrich

Hagerman

Wendell

Jerome

Eden Buhl

Hazelton Filer Twin

Falls Kimberly

Hansen

Murtaugh

Bruneau

King

Hill

Murphy

Silver Oreana

City

Hammett

ADA

COUNTY

BLAINE

COUNTY

CAMAS

COUNTY

CANYON

COUNTY

CASSIA

COUNTY

ELMORE

COUNTY

GOODING

COUNTY

JEROME

COUNTY

LINCOLN

COUNTY

OWYHEE

COUNTY

TWIN FALLS

COUNTY

Rock Creek

Magic

Dam

H Canal

Big Jacks Creek

Jacks Creek

Snake River

North Side Main Canal

Jordan Creek

Succor Creek

Dry Creek

Bruneau River

Little Wood River

Castle Creek

Milner Gooding Canal

Devil Creek

Big

Wood River

Boise River

Cow Creek

Little Wood River

Low Line Canal

Canyon Creek

Long Tom Creek

Sailor Creek

Catherine Creek

Main Drain

Fish Creek

Camas Creek

Blue Creek

Sheep Creek

Snake River

Cedar Creek

Sugar Valley Wash

Hurry Back Creek

Big Boulder Creek

South Fork Lime Creek

X Canal Big Wood River

Fish Creek

Little Wood River

Duncan Creek

Deep

Creek

Wickahoney Creek

Jump Creek

U Canal

North Gooding

Main Canal

Blacks Creek

North Boulder Creek

Willow

Creek

Jim Byrns Slough

Thorn Creek

Little Smoky Creek

Picket Creek

Muldoon Creek

Corder Creek

Canyon Creek

Sugar Creek

Dry Creek

Willow Creek

South Fork Boise River

Dry Creek

Silver Creek

Rabbit Creek

Smith Creek

Sinker Creek

Squaw

Creek

Shoofly Creek

Pole Creek

New York Canal

Little Jacks Creek

Salmon Falls Creek

Rock Creek

Soldier Creek

Dietrich Main Canal

Phyllis Canal

Clover Creek

Reynolds Creek

Battle Creek

Squaw

Creek

Birch Creek

Bennett Creek

Clover Creek

Indian Cr

Deadman Creek

Pot Hole Creek

Mora Canal

R5W R4W R3W R2W R1W R1E R2E R3E R6E R7E R8E R9E R10E R11E

R4E

R4E R5E R12E R13E R14E R15E R16E R17E R18E R19E R20E R21E R22E

R5W R4W R3W R2W R1W R1E R2E R3E R4E R5E R6E R7E R8E R9E R10E R11E R12E R13E R14E R15E R16E R17E R18E R19E R20E R21E R22E

T4N

T3N

T3N

T2N

T2N

T1N

T1N T1N

T1S

T1S

T2S

T2S T2S

T3S

T3S

T4S

T4S

T5S

T5S

T6S

T6S

T7S

T7S

T8ST8S

T9S

T9S

T10S

T10S

T11S

T11S

T11S

Cultural KOP Locations

Segment 8

Enlarged Area

Above

Figure E.3-9

0 1

I 0

Miles

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project

E3_09_20121205 Saved | 1/21/2013

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N

Railroad

§ ̈¦84 Interstate

£¤30 US Highway

Secondary State or

County Road

ST30

![ Wildlife Area

!Ä Airport/Landing Strip

!Ï Park/Recreation Area

Stream/River

Waterbody

Other Features

BLM Field Office

National Forest

County

Restricted Access

#0Substation

!!! Existing Transmission Line (115kV greater)

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC)

!(10 Milepost

Route Features

BLM Preferred Alternative and

Proponent Proposed

BLM Preferred Alternative

Proposed Route

Feasible Alternative

Other Route

Cultural Features

w! Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

With Simulation

w! Cultural Resources Key Observation Point

No Simulation

Historic Trail - Location Verified

Historic Trail - Location Unverified

Land Status

Bureau of Land Management

National Forest

National Park Service

Fish and Wildlife Service

Bureau of Reclamation

Military Reservation/Corps of Engineers

Other Federal

State

State/Local Wildlife, Park or Recreation Area

Private

Water

Historic Trails

!3 Boise City - Silver City Road

!16 Kelton Road

!19 North Alternate Oregon Trail

!20 North Alternate Oregon Trail, Kelton Road

!21 North Alternate Oregon Trail, Kelton Road, Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

!22 North Alternate Oregon Trail, Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

!23 Northside Alternate Oregon Trail

!25 Oregon NHT

!26 Oregon NHT, Kelton Road

!38 South Alternate Oregon NHT

!42 Toana Freight Wagon Road
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Cow Creek

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Jump

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Snake River

Cedar Creek

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Cedar Creek

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Richfield Canal

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North Gooding

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Duncan Creek

Jim Byrns Slough

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Time of photograph: 12:59 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-11-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°43’35.94”N 

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Time of photograph: 12:59 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-11-09 

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Time of photograph: 4:00 PM 

Date of photograph: 11-9-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°46’10.75”N 

Longitude: 106°56’54.74”W 

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Time of photograph: 4:00 PM 

Date of photograph: 11-9-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

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Class I State
 

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Time of photograph: 4:00 PM 

Date of photograph: 11-9-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: South 

Latitude: 41°46’10.75”N 

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Idaho, Wyoming

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Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 5:55 PM 

Date of photograph: 11-14-09 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 41°39’7.30”N 

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Time of photograph: 9:59 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-23-08 

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Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:59 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-23-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°55’1.58”N 

Longitude: 110°39’31.19”W 

Nearest Tower: 2.0 Miles 

Furthest Tower: 2.9 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C110 

Segment 4 and Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-16b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project



Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C8

Figure E.3-17

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Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:01 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-17-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°56’12.36”N 

Longitude: 110°43’51.93”W 

Nearest Tower: 2.2 Miles 

Furthest Tower: 6.3 Miles 

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Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C8 

Segment 4 and Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-17a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C8

Figure E.3-18

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:01 PM 

Date of photograph: 9-17-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°56’12.36”N 

Longitude: 110°43’51.93”W 

Nearest Tower: 2.2 Miles 

Furthest Tower: 6.3 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C8 

Segment 4 and Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-17b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C10

Figure E.3-23

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:15 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-23-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42° 1’37.73”N 

Longitude: 110°47’50.09”W 

Distance: 1.8 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C10 

Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-18a 
4F

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C10

Figure E.3-24

4F

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:15 AM 

Date of photograph: 9-23-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42° 1’37.73”N 

Longitude: 110°47’50.09”W 

Distance: 1.8 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C10 

Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-18b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming

DRAFT

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C125

Figure E3-XX

4F C125

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

August 2010

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:19 PM 

Date of photograph: 8-2-10 

Weather condition: Partly cloudy 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42° 1’34.07”N 

Longitude: 110°43’55.45”W 

Distance: 0.4 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C125 

Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-19a

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C125

Figure E3-XX

4F C125

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

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4F C125 

0 0.5 1 

Mile s 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:19 PM 

Date of photograph: 8-2-10 

Weather condition: Partly cloudy 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42° 1’34.07”N 

Longitude: 110°43’55.45”W 

Distance: 0.4 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C125 

Alternative 4F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-19b 
August 2010

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming

DRAFT

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point 25

Segment 4

Figure E.2-16a

4

25

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:32 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°43’45.06”N 

Longitude: 109°16’34.44”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C25 

Segments 5 and 7 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-20a

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point 25

Segment 4

Figure E.2-16b

4

25

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:32 AM 

Date of photograph: 6-26-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 41°43’45.06”N 

Longitude: 109°16’34.44”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C25 

Segments 5 and 7 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-20b 
7I

7H

C68

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C68

Figure E.3-29

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C68 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:00 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-16-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42°19’49.286”N 

Longitude: 112°58’25.307”W 

Distance: 1.9 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C68 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-21a 
7I

7H

C68

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C68

Figure E.3-30

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7K 

C68 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:00 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-16-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: East 

Latitude: 42°19’49.286”N 

Longitude: 112°58’25.307”W 

Distance: 1.9 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C68 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-21b 
7

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C63

Figure E.3-31

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C63 7

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:30 PM 

Date of photograph: 7-29-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 42°34’2.74”N 

Longitude: 113°14’17.93”W 

Distance: 0.4 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C63 

Segment 7 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-22a 
7

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C63

Figure E.3-32

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C63 7

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 12:30 PM 

Date of photograph: 7-29-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 42°34’2.74”N 

Longitude: 113°14’17.93”W 

Distance: 0.4 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C63 

Segment 7 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-22b 
7

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Figure E.3-33

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C64

0 0.5 

Miles 

1 

7C 

7 

C64 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:37 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-15-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°33’29.78”N 

Longitude: 113°19’6.67”W 

Distance: 1.0 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C64 

Segment 7 and Alternative 7C 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-23a

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7

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation

Point C64

Figure E.3-34

0 0.5 

Miles 

1 

7C 

7 

C64 

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:37 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-15-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°33’29.78”N 

Longitude: 113°19’6.67”W 

Distance: 1.0 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C64 

Segment 7 and Alternative 7C 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-23b

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C75

Figure E.3-37

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:41 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-17-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42° 1’53.81”N 

Longitude: 113°38’17.06”W 

Distance: 1.3 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C75 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-24a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C75

Figure E.3-38

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Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:41 AM 

Date of photograph: 11-17-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42° 1’53.81”N 

Longitude: 113°38’17.06”W 

Distance: 1.3 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C75 

Alternative 7K 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-24b

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Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C83

Figure E.3-39

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8A 

C83 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:00 AM 

Date of photograph: 12-8-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°48’41.47”N 

Longitude: 105°49’41.72”W 

Distance: 0.5 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C83 

Segment 8 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-25a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C83

Figure E.3-40

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8 

8A 

C83 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

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Viewpoint Location Map 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 9:00 AM 

Date of photograph: 12-8-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°48’41.47”N 

Longitude: 105°49’41.72”W 

Distance: 0.5 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C83

Segment 8 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-25b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Oregon Trail

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C85 

Segment 8

Figure E.2-xxa

F

À¿8

347

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

I

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8 

C85 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership F Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:46 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-6-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°59’9.61”N 

Longitude: 115° 4’5.51”W 

Distance: 0.1 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C85 

Segment 8 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-26a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Oregon Trail

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C85

Segment 8

Figure E.2-xxb

F

À¿8

347

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

I

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8 

C85 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership F Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:46 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-6-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°59’9.61”N 

Longitude: 115° 4’5.51”W 

Distance: 0.1 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C85 

Segment 8 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-26b 
8A

9B

C96

0 0.5 1

M les

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions

from Key Observation

Point C96

Figure E.3-41

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9B 

8A 

C96 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:04 AM 

Date of photograph: 12-11-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°44’20.51”N 

Longitude: 106° 5’55.18”W 

Distance: 0.6 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C96 

Alternatives 8A and 9B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-27a 
8A

9B

C96

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C96

Figure E.3-42

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9B 

8A 

C96 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 11:04 AM 

Date of photograph: 12-11-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°44’20.51”N 

Longitude: 106° 5’55.18”W 

Distance: 0.6 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C96 

Alternatives 8A and 9B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-27b 
8

9

C103 0 0.5 1

Miles

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C103

Figure E.3-43

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C103 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:40 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-18-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 43°17’59.35”N 

Longitude: 116°31’45.26”W 

Distance: 2.2 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C103 

Segments 8 and 9 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-28a 
8

9

C103 0 0.5 1

Miles

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C103

Figure E.3-44

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C103 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 8:40 AM 

Date of photograph: 8-18-08 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 43°17’59.35”N 

Longitude: 116°31’45.26”W 

Distance: 2.2 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C103 

Segments 8 and 9 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-28b 
9B

C93

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C93

Figure E.3-47

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C93 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:42 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-10-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 42°43’27.50”N 

Longitude: 114°56’44.88”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C93 

Alternative 9B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-29a 
9B

C93

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C93

Figure E.3-48

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C93 

0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:42 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-10-09 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Northeast 

Latitude: 42°43’27.50”N 

Longitude: 114°56’44.88”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C93 

Alternative 9B 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-29b 
9

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C90

Figure E.3-45

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Legend 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:25 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-9-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°29’30.61”N 

Longitude: 106°12’59.77”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C90 

Segment 9 and Alternatives 9D and 9F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-30a 
9

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C90

Figure E.3-46

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 3:25 PM 

Date of photograph: 12-9-09 

Weather condition: Party Cloudy 

Viewing direction: North 

Latitude: 42°29’30.61”N 

Longitude: 106°12’59.77”W 

Distance: 1.1 Miles 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C90 

Segment 9 and Alternatives 9D and 9F 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-30b 
August 2010

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

o

DRAFT

Existing Conditions

from Key Observation

Point C117

Figure E3-

9D

C117

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

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0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 2:35 PM 

Date of photograph: 7-29-10 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°56’18.26”N 

Longitude: 115°52’1.93”W 

Distance: 1 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C117 

Alternatives 9D/9G 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-31a 
August 2010

Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

I

DRAFT

Photographic Simulation

from Key Observation

Point C117

Figure E3-

9D

C117

0 0.5 1

Mi es

Viewpoint Location Map

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0 0.5 1 

Miles 

Legend 

Surface Ownership 

Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 2:35 PM 

Date of photograph: 7-29-10 

Weather condition: Partly Cloudy 

Viewing direction: Southeast 

Latitude: 42°56’18.26”N 

Longitude: 115°52’1.93”W 

Distance: 1 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C117 

Alternatives 9D/9G 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-31b 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Existing Conditions from 

Key Observation Point C99

Figure E.3-49

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Legend 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:04 AM 

Date of photograph: 7-31-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 42°40’40.62”N 

Longitude: 114°15’4.05”W 

Distance: 0.9 Mile 

Existing Conditions 

from Key Observation Point C99 

Segment 10 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-32a 
Gateway West

500kV Transmission Project

Photographic Simulation from 

Key Observation Point C99

Figure E.3-50

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Legend 

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Key Observation Point Bureau of Land Management 

Transmission Line Routes U.S. Forest Service 

Proposed National Park Service 

Alternative Bureau of Reclamation 

Visual Resource Management Department of Defense 

Class I State
 

Class II
 Private
 

Class III
 State Boundary 

County Boundary Class IV 

Photograph Information 

Time of photograph: 10:04 AM 

Date of photograph: 7-31-08 

Weather condition: Clear 

Viewing direction: Southwest 

Latitude: 42°40’40.62”N 

Longitude: 114°15’4.05”W 

Distance: 0.9 Mile 

Photographic Simulation 

from Key Observation Point C99 

Segment 10 

Gateway West 

500kV Transmission Project 

Figure E.3-32b 
 

30 

30 

Old Fort Fetterman Rd 

E m i g r a n t G a p R i d g e 

L a r a m i e M o u n t a i n s 

G r e a s e w o o d F l a t s 

T h u n d e r B a s i n F l a t s 

S h i r l e y M o u n t a i n s 

S e m i n o e M o u n t a i n s 

D e e r C r e e k R a n g e 

L i t t l e B a s i n 

Sweet w a t e r River 

North Platte R i v e r 

Horse C re e k 

Rock Creek 

B itter Cree k 

Dry Cr eek 

Chugwater Creek 

Wi nd R i v e r 

R e d Cree k 

Pas s Creek 

P o i s o n C r e e k 

B eaver Creek 

Deer Creek 

Mu skrat Creek 

B e a r C e e k 

Horsesh o e Creek 

L a r a mie River 

Mud d y C r eek 

La n ce Cr e e k 

Bates Creek 

o t e Cr 

L ightning Cr eek 

Walke r C r e ek 

Sybille Creek 

Sugar Cre ek 

M e d i c i n B o w River 

No r t h L a r a m i e R i v er 

Box Creek 

Se par a t i o n Cr eek 

Kirby Dr aw 

Sage Creek 

B u s h C reek 

Li ttle B ear Creek 

Big D it c h 

C o t t o nwoo d C r e e 

Li ttle Wind River 

P o i s on S p d e r C r e 

La Bonte C reek 

Lost Creek 

Fish Creek 

Middle Fork Cas per C r ee k 

S t inking Cr e e k 

Ir o n C r e e k Twentymile Creek 

B lack Roc k C r eek 

Osb o r n e D r a w 

Rawh id e Creek 

Buck Draw 

Dutton C r e e k 

South F r C a s p er Creek 

Conant Creek 

Jack Creek 

Sand 

Cr eek 

C a v e G u l c h 

La Prele Creek 

Wa llace Cre ek 

Richeau Creek 

Sage Hen Cre e k 

A ustin Cr 

B olton Creek 

W illow

Cre e k 

Cooper C r e e k 

C ole Creek 

S a i n t M ary s C r e e k 

D u ck C r e e k 

Li ttle Popo Agie Creek 

A rkansas Cr eek 

Bla ck Butte C r e e k 

No r t h e a r Cr e e k 

F o u r m i l e C r e e k 

South F o r k P o w d er River 

Co a l Gulch 

F i l l m o re Creek 

E l k horn Creek 

Logan G ulch

Niobra r a e r 

L i t t l e S a g e Creek 

T r o u t Creek 

B r o o m 

Creek 

Ch i v i n g t on D r aw 

S t r a t to n Draw 

Crooks Creek 

Twin C r e ek 

F ox Cre ek 

Sand Spring Cr ee k 

Sevenmile Creek 

Baldwin Cre e k 

Smith Cre e k 

S o u th Fork Bear Creek 

B r ush C r eek 

N orth Barre l S p r i n g s Draw 

B l u e g r a ss Creek 

C o a l C r eek 

Wagonho und C r e e k 

E ast A l k ali Lake 

D r y L a r m i e R i v e r 

M ule Creek 

Ber green Creek 

Popo Agie River 

M i d d l e Popo Agie River 

West Alkali Lake 

Y oung Woman C r eek L i t t l e L ightning

Creek 

A l ka l i L a ke 

Buck Creek 

Little Laramie River 

North Pop o A g i e R i v er 

North Sybille Creek 

Arapahoe Creek 

L ane y

Wash 

Can y o n C r 

R a t tl e s nake Cr 

W Fork La Bo n t e C r 

S o uth Ch ugwater Creek 

Cow C r e e k 

N o r t h F o k H o r s Creek 

F iv e m ile Ditc h 

Middl e C h u g w a t e r Cr eek 

South Hunton Creek 

North Bru s h C r eek 

N o r t h Fo r k Bo x C r e e k 

Page F l a D raw 

North Plat te R 

North Canal 

Lo st C r eek 

Hors e s h o e Cr eek 

Laramie River 

Muddy Creek 

Willow C reek 

Rock Cr eek 

M u d d y C r e e k 

Duck Creek 

Sevenmi l e C r e e k 

B e a r C re e k 

Dr y C r e e k 

S a g e Cr e e k 

Sage Cree k 

Sag e C r eek 

San d C r eek 

o c k Creek 

Sand Creek 

Muddy Creek 

Horse Creek 

Will o w Creek 

Seg 1W(c) 

Seg 1W(a) 

Seg 1W(c) 

Seg 1W(c) 

Seg 1W(a) 

DETAIL 3 

C O N V E R S E 
 

C O U N T Y 
 

256 

212 20 

CASPER-NATRONA 

COUNTY INTERNATIONAL 

59

Bar Nunn 95

HARFORD FIELD 1W(a)-B o Rolling Hills DETAIL 1 k Mountain View WINDSTAR Evansville 

Careyhurst 20 Glenrock i e k Mills 25 201 Casper 

1W(a) DAVE JOHNSTON Lost Springs R i v

Douglas t

1W(c) 321 NATRONA COUNTY DETAIL 4 251 Banner Mountain

18 

25 

319 

220 

B A T E S H O L E R 

A M E D I C I N E

Glendo MANAGEMENT ARE B O W Reservoir PATHFINDER NWR Ice Cave Mountain Glendo 

4,000 

e ek 

Bates Creek C A S P E R Reservoir 0 94

Feet FIELD OFFICE 

0 Hartville 2,000 

Guernsey Feet

HEWARD Pathfinder 

Reservoir 

B k 

Seg 3

S h i r l e y 

BLOWOUT
 

PENSTEMON
 

ACEC
 

U N T Y 

SEVEN MILE HILL WIND ENERGY PROJECT e 

in 

N A T I O N A L

a s 

P L A T T 

77 

Bairoil 1W(c) 

E COUNTY F O R E S T r 1W(a) SHIRLEY BASIN 

4,000 

Freezeout Mountains 

SEMINOE SP a

0 A l k a l i D r a w Garrett DETAIL 2 CARBON CO 487 91 

Feet Wheatland FOXLEY ALBANY COUNTY

70 AEOLUS ELLIS RANCH 70 Seminoe
 

Reservoir
 

Gr ea s e w o o d W a s h 2 121 

30 Wheatland

MEDICINE BOW Reservoir Elmo R A W L I N S Medicine Bow 

JIM 2A F o 

FIELD OFFICE BRIDGER 34 

ANTICLINE 

3 

2B 

0 2,000 B 

Feet 

r e 

Note: Wetland and riparian features were mapped within 500 feet 

Barrel Springs Draw

of route centerlines and 50 feet of access road centerlines. Open 

water is not shown. 

Wetland and Riparian Areas Route Features Other Features Gateway West Enlarged Area Railroad

Above 

Herbaceous Wetland BLM Preferred Alternative Substation BLM Field Office Transmission Line Project Herbaceous Riparian and Proponent Proposed 84 Interstate 

Existing Transmission Line National Forest Shrub Wetland BLM Preferred Alternative 30 US Highway 0 15 Shrub Riparian (115kV greater) County

West Wide Energy Corridor 30 Secondary State or County Road Major Wetlands and Riparian Forested Wetland Proposed Route Miles (WWEC) Forested Riparian Feasible Alternative Stream/River Areas in Eastern Wyoming NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N Mixed Wetland Waterbody Figure E.9-1 Mixed Riparian 

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI E_09_01_Eastern_WY Saved | 12/17/2012 
 

N o r t h 

B a x t e r B a s i n 

O

y s t e r R i d 

g e 

B o u n d a r y R i d g e 

B 

e 

a 

r 

R i v 

e r V 

a l l e y 

C

o

m

m i s s a r y R i d g 

D e m 

p s e y R i d g e

M 

o 

x 

a 

A r c h 

W h i s k e y

B a s i n 

H a m s Fo r k 

Gree n Ri ve r 

B itter Creek 

Smiths Fo r k 

Blacks Fork 

Little Sandy River 

u t e C r eek 

Pacific Cre ek 

L a B a rg e Creek 

F o n t e n e l l e Cr e ek 

Big Cre e k 

B i g S a n d y R i v er 

L i t t l e M u d dy Cr eek 

Sla te C r e e k 

R o c k Cre ek 

A l kal i C r e e k 

Dry Sandy Creek 

Buckhorn Canyon 

S w eetwat e R i v e r 

Bear Cree k 

Fourmile Gulch 

Middle Piney Creek 

B l a c k R o c k Creek 

Eden Canal 

W il l o w C r eek 

Jack Mor r o w C 

Sal t Riv e r 

Logan River 

Twi n C r e e k 

B l a ck Butte Cr eek 

A 

Dry Piney C r e ek 

Preuss Creek 

Beckwith and Quinn Canal 

B aver Cre ek 

S a lt Wells C r e e k 

G e a s e w o o d W a s h 

B e a r Lake O u t l e t 

Wo o d r u f f C r eek 

Mu d y C r e e k 

De a d m a n Wash 

Sim p s o n G u l c h 

B l acksmith F ork 

Meadow Springs Wash 

North Piney Creek 

Albert Creek 

West Buckhorn Draw 

New Fork River 

Bu s h C re e k 

R e d C re e k 

Li ttle Popo Agie Creek 

W a s h ington Draw 

Cottonwood Can. 

Slug C r e e k 

Dry Cr e ek 

Garrett Creek 

G r e en River 

Alkali Creek 

Slate Creek 

R oc k C ree k 

Beaver Creek 

Big Sandy Riv e r 

Muddy Creek 

Mudd y C r e e k 

Alt 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E 

Alt 4C, 4E 

Seg 4 

Seg 4F 

0 

d 

DETAIL 7 DETAIL 6 

e 

P I N E D A L E 
 

FIELD OFFICE 
 DETAIL 5 

DETAIL 8 

CARIBOU- r TARGHEE 
 

NAT'L
 

FOREST 
 89 61 UTAH IDAHO

WYO

MING WYOMING 

0 

Dempsey 

Basin 

Naughton 

Pomeroy 

Basin 

FOSSIL 

ROCK CREEK RIDGE BUTTE 

e 

SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

191 

235 150

28 

0 3,000 140

89 

30 Feet 2,000 

Feet 

100

Quealy

Reservoir 2,000 

Feet 

0 2,000 r eek

South Fork Mountain 0 lk a l i D r a w2,000 4F Feet 

Coke Mountain Feet Bear 

Lake 28 

L I N C O L N IDAHO 

UTAH 

ROCK SPRINGS 

Viva C O U N T Y COKEVILLE MEADOWS NWR 

FIELD OFFICE 

4B,D r SHUTE CREEK GAS FIELD 

4C,E 30 S h 240 

DETAIL 9 SWEETWATER COUNTY

WHISKEY BUTTE- JIM BRIDGER 

Alt 4B, 4D NM 4B,C SEEDSKADEE NWR 

4 

BAXTER BASIN 

NORTH GAS FIELD 

30 

NAUGHTON SEVEN MILE GULCH 371 JIM BRIDGER 4D,E POWER PLANT GAS FIELDS Big Island POWER PLANT 

80 ANTICLINE 

SALT LAKE TRONA MINING (ACTIVE) 30 

TRONA MINE 

FIELD OFFICE BEAR RIVER SPECIAL 

MANAGEMENT AREA CHEVRON COAL MINE Stevens Flat 

TRONA MINING (ACTIVE) 372 BLACK BUTTE COAL MINE K E M M E R E R 4B,C,D,E 

FIELD OFFICE 

0 2,000 374 189 

Feet Note: Wetland and riparian features were mapped within 500 feet 39 

412 of route centerlines and 50 feet of access road centerlines. Open 

water is not shown. 

Wetland and Riparian Areas Route Features Other Features Gateway West Enlarged Area Railroad

Above 

Herbaceous Wetland BLM Preferred Alternative Substation BLM Field Office Transmission Line Project Herbaceous Riparian and Proponent Proposed 84 Interstate 

Existing Transmission Line National Forest Shrub Wetland BLM Preferred Alternative 30 US Highway 0 10 Shrub Riparian (115kV greater) County

West Wide Energy Corridor 30 Secondary State or County Road Major Wetlands and Riparian Forested Wetland Proposed Route Miles (WWEC) Forested Riparian Feasible Alternative Stream/River Areas in Western Wyoming NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N Mixed Wetland Waterbody Figure E.9-2 Mixed Riparian 

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5 

A r b o n V a l l e y 

R

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V 

a l l e y 

D e e p 

C r e e k M o u n s 

P l e a s a

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H i l l

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Bradley 

Mountain 

Cedar 

Mountain 

M

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V a l l e y 

B

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n

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c

k 

R

a

n

g

e 

FORT HALL 

RESERVATION 

C R ATERS OF THE MOON 

NATIONAL MONUMENT 

AND PRESERVE 

American Falls 

Reservoir 

Houtz Canyon 

S 

u 

b l e t t R 

a 

n 

g e 

Heglar Canyon 

ELKHORN MOUNTAIN 

ROADL ESS AREA 

(U SFS ) 

Lake Walcott 

MINIDOKA NWR 

R 

a 

f t R i v e r V 

a l l e y 

Blackfoot River 

Reservoir 

CARIBOUTARG H E E 

NAT'L FOREST 

Bear Lake 

PARTING OF THE WAYS 

HISTORIC TRAIL ACEC 

BOW EN CANYON 

BALD EAGLE SANCTUARY 

OX FORD MOU NTAIN 

RO ADL ESS AREA 

(U SFS ) LIB ERT Y/W ILLIA MS C RE EK 

ROA DL ESS AREAS 

(U SFS ) 

SODA POINT/STAUFFER CREEK 

RO A DLESS AREAS 

(U SFS ) 

BLACK PINE 

ROADL ESS AREA 

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Hawkins 

Reservoir 

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Rock Creek 

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SAWTOOTH 

NAT' L FOREST 

CARIBOUTARG H E E 

NAT'L FOREST 

CARIBOUTARGHEE 

NAT'L FOREST 

CACHE 

NAT'L 

FOREST 

POCATELLO 

FIELD OFFICE 

UPPER SNAKE 

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Arbon 

Paris 

Arimo 

Grace 

Inkom 

Weston 

Dayton 

Oxford 

Downey 

Preston 

Clifton 

Thatcher 

Rockland 

McCammon 

Bancroft 

Minidoka 

Chubbuck 

Aberdeen 

Pocatello 

Fort Hall 

Malad City 

Montpelier 

Georgetown 

St. Charles 

Bloomington 

Soda Springs 

American Falls 

Lava Hot Springs 

BORAH 

POPULUS 

Bear Riv e r 

Sa lt R i v e r 

Raft River 

Grey s Riv e r 

Smiths Fo r k 

Hams Fo rk 

R o s s F o r k 

Mars h C r e e k 

Po r t n e u f R i v e 

S n a k e R i v e r 

Abe r d e e n Can a l 

Cub River 

Clear Creek 

L a Barge Creek F o n t e n e l l e C r e ek 

S F o rk Ro c k C r 

M a l a d R i v e r 

Slug Cr ee k 

C a s s i a Creek 

T incup Cre e k 

Weston Cre ek 

Li ttle Malad River 

C o t t on w o o d C r 

Preuss Creek 

H o b ack R i ver 

Blackfoot Riv e r 

T h o m a s For k 

Beaver Cr eek 

S o u t h P i n e y C r e ek 

R o c k C r e e k 

No r t h Piney C r e e k 

C r o w C r e e k 

No r t h H o r se C r e e k 

Diamond Cr eek 

South H o s e C r e e k 

Little Gr e y s R i v e r 

Middle Piney Creek 

No r t h C o t t o n w ood C r e e k 

South Co tto n w o o d C r e e k 

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Wright Cr 

M u d d y Cr eek 

S o u t h B e a v e r Cr eek 

B e a r River 

Sn ake River 

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Existing Transmission Line National Forest Shrub Wetland BLM Preferred Alternative 30 US Highway

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JIM SA GE 

NO N -MOTORIZED AREA 

(B LM) 

CITY OF ROCKS 

NATIONAL PRESERVE 

Goose Creek 

Reservoir 

Bear Lake 

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HISTORIC TRAIL ACEC 

BOW EN CANYO N 

BALD EAGLE SANCT UARY 

OX FOR D MOUNTAI N 

ROADL ESS AREA 

(U SFS ) 

LIBERTY/WILLIAM S CREEK 

RO ADL ESS AREAS 

(U SFS ) 

BLACK PINE 

ROADLESS AREA 

(U SFS ) 

Hawkins 

Reservoir 

East Fork of 

Rock Creek 

RO CKLAND WIND FA RM 

POWER COUNTY WIND FARM 

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NAT' L FOREST 

CARIBOUTARG H E E 

NAT'L FOREST 

CARIBOUTARGHEE 

NAT'L FOREST 

CACHE 

NAT'L FOREST 

POCATELLO 

FIELD OFFICE 

BURLEY 

FIELD OFFICE 

Roy 

Elba 

Paul 

Arbon 

Paris 

Declo 

Arimo 

Grace 

Inkom 

Weston 

Dayton 

Oakley Oxford 

Albion 

Downey 

Burley 

Rupert 

Preston 

Clifton 

Heyburn 

Acequia 

Thatcher 

Murtaugh 

Rockland 

Hazelton 

McCammon 

Bancroft 

Minidoka 

Chubbuck 

Aberdeen 

Pocatello 

Malad City 

Montpelier 

Georgetown 

St. Charles 

Bloomington 

Soda Springs 

American Falls 

Lava Hot Springs 

Almo 

POPULUS 

Raft River 

Bear Riv 

Snake River 

Mars h Creek 

Po rtne uf Ri ve 

Cub R iver 

G oose Creek 

Malad Riv e r 

H Canal 

Clear Creek 

Cassia Cr eek 

S Fork Roc k Cr 

Slug Creek 

Aberdeen Canal 

r out Cr e e k 

Blue Creek 

Main Dra in 

Weston Cre ek 

Little Malad River 

Cottonwoo d Cr 

Trapper Creek 

Rattl esnake Cr 

Blac kfoot R iv er 

Logan River 

Beaver Creek 

Milner Gooding Canal 

Pine Creek 

Ro ck Creek 

P reuss Creek 

Diamond Creek 

Ti ncup Creek 

Joe Dahar Creek 

Clarkston Creek 

Wright Cr 

West Canal

East Fork D ry Creek 

Big Cr 

Bear R iver 

Snake River 

Portneuf River 

Bear River 

Bear River 

Goose Cr eek 

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Seg 5 

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Seg 7 

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Enlarged Area 

Above Right 

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Wetland and Riparian Areas 

Herbaceous Wetland 

Herbaceous Riparian 

Shrub Wetland 

Shrub Riparian 

Forested Wetland 

Forested Riparian 

Mixed Wetland 

Mixed Riparian 

Route Features Other Features Gateway West Railroad BLM Preferred Alternative Substation BLM Field Office Transmission Line Project and Proponent Proposed 84 Interstate 

Existing Transmission Line National Forest 

BLM Preferred Alternative 30 US Highway (115kV greater) County 

Proposed Route West Wide Energy Corridor
 30 Secondary State or County Road Major Wetlands and Riparian

(WWEC)
 Feasible Alternative Stream/River Areas in Central Idaho

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Water 

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Shrublands 

Grasslands 

Riparian 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor 

(WWEC) 

GAP Habitat, Wyoming 

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Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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Enlarged Area 

Above 

GAP Habitat Class Project Features Gateway West 

Agriculture/Disturbed Shrublands Proposed Route Transmission Line Project Substation Location 

Water Grasslands Feasible Alternative 

BLM Preferred Alternative Sparse/Barren Riparian and Proponent Proposed West Wide Energy Corridor 0 10 20 (WWEC) BLM Preferred Alternative 

Forest/Woodlands 

Miles GAP Habitat, Idaho 

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Parturition Range 

Elk 

Moose 

Mule Deer 

Crucial Winter Range 

Bighorn Sheep 

Elk 

Moose 

Mule Deer 

Pronghorn 

Route Features 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Designated Big Game 

Ranges, Wyoming 

Figure E.10-3 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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Enlarged Area 

Above 

10 20 

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Winter Range 

Bighorn Sheep 

Elk 

Mule Deer 

Pronghorn 

Route Features 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent 

Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Designated Big Game 

Ranges, Idaho 

Figure E.10-4 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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Above Bald Eagle 

Golden Eagle 

Coopers Hawk 

Red-tailed Hawk 

Swainson's Hawk 

Unknown Buteo 

Burrowing Owl 

Flammulated Owl 

Great Gray Owl 

Unknown Owl 

Common Raven 

Northern Harrier 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

Transmission Line Project 

0 10 20 

Miles 

Northern Goshawk 

Sharp-shinned Hawk 

Unknown Accipiter 

Ferruginous Hawk 

American Kestrel 

Merlin 

Peregrine Falcon 

Prairie Falcon 

Great Horned Owl 

Long-eared Owl 

Short-eared Owl 

Western Screech-Owl 

Osprey 

Unknown/Other 

Bald Eagle Roost 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Known Raptor Nests 

and Roosts, Wyoming 

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Raptor Nests 

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Golden Eagle 

Coopers Hawk 

Northern Goshawk 

Sharp-shinned Hawk 

Unknown Accipiter 

Ferruginous H awk 

Red-tailed Hawk 

Swainson's Hawk 

Unknown Buteo 

American Kestrel 

Merlin 

Peregrine Falcon 

Prairie Falcon 

Burrowing Owl 

Flammulated Owl 

Great Gray Owl 

Great Horned Owl 

Long-eared Owl 

Short-eared Owl 

Western Screech-Owl 

Unknown Owl 

Common Raven 

Northern Harrier 

Osprey 

Unknown/Other 

Bald Eagle Roost 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Known Raptor Nests 

and Roosts, Idaho 

Figure E.10-6 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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Evanston 

Green 

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Rock 

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Medicine Bow 

Kemmerer 

Rawlins 

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WYOMING 

IDAHO UTAH 

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LINCOLN COUNTY LINCOLN COUNTY

SUBLETTE COUNTY SUBLETTE COUNTY FREEMONT COUNTY FREEMONT COUNTY

NATRONA COUNTY NATRONA COUNTY

CONVERSE C CONVERSE C

ALBANY C ALBANY C

CARBON COUNTY CARBON COUNTY

SWEETWATER COUNTY SWEETWATER COUNTY

Montpelier 

KEMMERER FIELD OFFICE KEMMERER FIELD OFFICE

PINEDALE FIELD OFFICE PINEDALE FIELD OFFICE LANDER FIELD OFFICE LANDER FIELD OFFICE

CASPER FIELD OFFICE CASPER FIELD OFFICE

RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE RAWLINS FIELD OFFICE

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L I N C O L N AEOLUS 

HEWARD 

ANTICLINE JIM BRIDGER 

SHIRLEY 

BASIN 

WINDSTAR 

DAVE 

JOHNSTON 

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Land Status 

Bureau of Land Management 

National Forest 

National Park Service 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Indian Reservation 

State 

Enlarged Area 

Above 

Lynx Units and Wolf Packs 

Gray Wolf 

Project Features 

Substation 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

Canada Lynx Linkage Area 

Canada Lynx Critical Habitat 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 0 10 20 

Miles 

Canada Lynx Analysis Unit 

National Forest Boundary 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Lynx Units and Wolf Packs 

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Crowheart Core Area Bureau of Land Management Core Area 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Forest Service 

Department of Energy 

Indian Reservation Douglas Core Area Natrona 

Core Area Department of Defense Daniel 

US Fish and Wildlife Core Area 

State Lands 

National Park Service 

Private 

Greater South
 

Pass Core Area
 

Fontenelle Hanna Core Area Core Area 

Continental Divide Core Area North Laramie
 

Core Area
 

Seedskadee Sage Core Area 

Core Area 

South Rawlins 

Blacks Fork Core Area

Core Area 

Uinta
 

Core Area
 

Salt Wells Core Area 

Greater Sage-grouse Features Project Features Gateway West Enlarged Area 

Above Greater Sage-grouse Lek Substation Location Transmission Line Project

Corridor Consistent with Wyoming 

Governor's Executive Order BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

Wyoming Game and Fish Greater BLM Preferred Alternative Greater Sage-grouse Core Areas 0 10 20 Sage-grouse Core Area v3 Proposed Route 

Miles Feasible Alternative and Leks, Wyoming

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10 20 

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Greater Sage-grouse Features 

Greater Sage-groues Lek 

Preliminary Priority Sage-grouse Habitat (Version 2) 

Sagebrush 

Perennial grassland 

Conifer encroachment 

Preliminary General Sage-grouse Habitat (Version 2) 

General Habitat 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Preliminary Priority/General 

Sage-grouse Habitat Areas, Idaho 

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Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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Prairie Dog Features 

Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colony 

Black-tailed Prairie Dog Complex 

White-tailed Prairie Dog Colony 

White-tailed Prairie Dog Complex 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Prairie Dog Areas, Wyoming 

Figure E.11-4 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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BONNEVILLE 

MORGAN 

SALT LAKE 

POCATELLO 

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UINTA 

KEMMERER 

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SWEETWATER 

FREMONT 

SUBLETTE 

DAGGETT MOFFAT 

UINTAH 

LANDER 

ROCK SPRINGS 

PINEDALE 

VERNAL LITTLE SNAKE 

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NATRONA 

ROUTT 

RAWLINS 

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CASPER 

KREMM 

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Bureau of Land Management 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Forest Service 

Department of Energy 

Indian Reservation 

Department of Defense 

US Fish and Wildlife 

State Lands 

National Park Service 

Private 

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Miles 

Enlarged Area 

Above 

Present Transmission Lines 

Voltage 

500 

345 

230 

115-138 

Proposed Transmission Lines 

Campbell Hill 

Gateway South 

High Plains Express 

TransWest Express 

Zephyr (tentative) 

Route Features 

BLM Preferred Alternative and 

Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

Proposed Route Corridor 

Feasible Alternative Corridor 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Proposed and Present 

Transmission Lines, Wyoming 

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Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

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GEM 

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Bureau of Reclamation 

Forest Service 

Department of Energy 

Indian Reservation 

Department of Defense 

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National Park Service 

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KEMMERER 

PINEDALE BUTTE 

BINGHAM 

CARIBOU 

POWER 

ONEIDA 

BONNEVILLE 

BANNOCK 

CACHE RICH

JEFFERSON 

BEAR LAKE 

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TETON 

FRANKLIN 

MADISON 

CLARK 

Enlarged Area 

Above 

0 10 20 

Miles 

Present Transmission Lines 

Voltage 

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230 

115-138 

Proposed or Planned Transmission Lines 

Gateway Central 

Boardman to Hemingway 

Hemingway - Captain Jack 

Mountain States Intertie (MSTI) 

Southwest Intertie 

Zephyr (tentative) 

Route Features 

BLM Preferred Alternative and 

Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

Proposed Route Corridor 

Feasible Alternative Corridor 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Proposed and Present 

Transmission Lines, Idaho 

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Gateway West 

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TOOELE 

ALBANY 

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LINCOLN 

JOHNSON 

CAMPBELL 

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BLAINE 

LEMHI 

BUTTE 

CASSIA 

UINTA 

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BOISE 

VALLEY 

BIG HORN 

CLARK 

ADA 

ROUTT 

SUMMIT 

BINGHAM 

RICH 

WASHAKIE 

POWER 

CARIBOU 

CACHE 

SHERIDAN 

JACKSON 

EUREKA 

BEAVERHEAD 

CAMAS 

LARIMER 

TWIN FALLS 

ONEIDA 

BONNEVILLE 

HOT SPRINGS 

GEM 

BANNOCK 

WASHINGTON 

DAVIS 

JEFFERSON 

WEBER 

BEAR LAKE 

DAGGETT 

GOODING 

SALT LAKE 

ADAMS 

CANYON 

MORGAN 

FRANKLIN 

MADISON 

PAYETTE 

LINCOLN 

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Geothermal 

Natural Gas 

Water 

Wind 

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Proposed Power Facilities 

Coal 

Geothermal 

Natural Gas 

Water 

Wind 

Other 

Wind Farm Regions 

Operating 

Proposed 

Project Features 

Substation Location 

BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

BLM Preferred Alternative 

Proposed Route 

Feasible Alternative 

West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) 

Present and Proposed 

Power Generation 

Figure E.24-3 

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI 

Gateway West 

Transmission Line Project 

E_24_03_PowerGeneration Saved | 3/22/2013 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 
IDAHO 

OREGON 

M O N T A N A 

W Y O M I N G 

95 

WASHINGTON 

ADAMS 

VALLEY LEMHI 

15 

BEAVERHEAD 

MADISON 

191 89 

14 PARK 

310 

BIG HORN 

SHERIDAN 14 

93 

20 GEM 

PAYETTE 

BOISE 

CUSTER CLARK 

20 

89 

16 

JOHNSON 

CAMPBELL 

CANYON 

84 

FOUR RIVERS 

BUTTE JEFFERSON 

TETON 

HOT SPRINGS 

20 

WASHAKIE 

OWYHEE 

HEMINGWAY 

95 

ADA 

ELMORE 

SHOSHONE 

MIDPOINT 

BLAINE 

CAMAS 

GOODING LINCOLN 

20 

20 

26 

BINGHAM 

BONNEVILLE 

26 

26 

189 

26 

26 

FREMONT NATRONA 

CASPER 

25 

WINDSTAR 

CONVERSE 

BORAH CARIBOU DAVE OWYHEE 30 POCATELLO SUBLETTE JOHNSTON BANNOCK 

86 30 220 89 287 BRUNEAU TWIN FALLS POPULUS 191 

POWER LINCOLN HEWARD 189 

CEDAR JARBIDGE BURLEY SHIRLEY BASIN HILL CASSIA FRANKLIN 84 ONEIDA BEAR LAKE AEOLUS 15 

ROCK SPRINGS 

30 

91 89 

ELKO 30 JIM BRIDGER 93 ALBANY ANTICLINE CARBON 80 BOX ELDER CACHE 

RICH RAWLINS SWEETWATER KEMMERER 

89 80

WEBER 

191 

MORGAN UINTA 

DAVIS 80 15 DAGGETT 

80 LARIMER 

SUMMIT J A C KSON EUREKA TOOELE MOF FAT ROUTT SALT LAKE 

DUCHESNE UINTAH 40 

89 

WASATCH 

Oil & Gas Extraction Mining Extraction Activities Project Features Gateway West Enlar ged A rea Proposed or Active Well Phosphate Lease Substation Location Abov e Transmission Line Project 

Oil & Gas Field Coal Field BLM Preferred Alternative and Proponent Proposed 

0 40 BLM Preferred Alternative 

Trona Mining Area Proposed Route 

Oil and Gas Lease Coal Lease 

Miles Feasible Alternative Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction Trona Lease NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Uranium Permit Area West Wide Energy Corridor (WWEC) Figure E.24-4 

Sources | BLM; USFS; ESRI E_24_04_MiningExtraction Saved | 3/22/2013 

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