This is the major view that everyone who goes to the summit looks at. The white road in the middle distance on the right side of the picture is the road to Gould Farm, a functioning dairy farm whose owner has declined to sell her property to the state. Her farm is surrounded by the Greylock State Reservation to the west, and the Greylock Glen property on the north, east, and south. This Gould Road is the road that comes up from Adams into the Glen, and would be moved and developed by the Greylock Center project. The two ponds visible to the north of the road were created by the failed private resort that built a golf course on the site in the mid-70s.
Local people use that area for walking, swimming, etc.
The Greylock Center proposal will leave them accessible to the public. The visual impact from the summit would certainly be significant. The Greylock slope and Ragged Mountain are on the left. All rights reserved. Used with permission.