Rochester Mountain Parcel includes the well-known Rochester Mountain and its prominent peak. Located in central Vermont, this property encompasses a scenic landscape with high elevation homesteading options, prominent views, paved road frontage, and a managed hardwood timber resource. The property is draped over the Northfield Mountain Range, one of central Vermonts treasured landscapes, and is defined by the mountain at its center and two associated ridges that creating an oxbow at the propertys center. Near the paved road frontage, the land is easily accessible and offers gentle terrain suitable to field conversion and the creation of a spectacular viewshed overlooking the Green Mountain Range. The northern section of the forest is part of the upper reaches of another watershed whose steep terrain falls to gentle slopes along Charlie Wilson Road. This remote location provides an ideal landscape for hiking and enjoying a like wilderness experience.

The forests managed timber resource complements the many other non-timber attributes offered by the property. The Capital Timber Value (CTV) of $322,600 contributes to the lands present value, while offering a component of overall asset appreciation through physical growth and changing demand for forest products. The timber resource is dominated by hardwood species commonly found on well-drained, upland Vermont sites. Sugar maple is the most common species of both growing stock and sawlog products, with white ash, yellow birch, red spruce and beech present as common associates. The significant sugar maple resource offers a sizable hobby sugarbush opportunity for the ownership that wishes to blend multiple uses together, including the production of maple sap or syrup. The forest contains a host of age classes, including 14, 40-65 and 90+ year-old stems, with much of the merchantable timber primarily in the 8-15 size classes.