The benefits of a mountain landscape touch people physically, emotionally and psychologically. Often overlooked are the aesthetic benefits mountain landscape features provide us. This thesis explores the physical landscape of a mountain environment in Aspen, Colorado and the positive effect mountain landscape features have on the visual quality of the research area. Utilizing the predictive visual quality equation developed by Dr. Jon Bryan Burley (J. B. Burley, 1997) and Professor Kendall's coefficient of concordance statistical test (Brown & Daniel, 1987) the study proves the positive influence of mountain landscape features on the visual quality score of the rocky mountain environment.
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