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structural basin in the Basin and Range
Province of the northern Mojave Desert, and most shallow groundwater and all surface flows are transported to Lake Mead via the Las Vegas Wash.... The total land area occupied by Nellis AFB and its restricted ranges is more than 5,000 square miles. An additional 7,700 square miles of airspace north and east of the restricted ranges also are available for military flight operations.... Table 2-1 Former Ranges and Impact Areas.... The Small Arms Range Ordnance Ejection Site OT-39, now known as OT-37, located in the active portion of the Nellis Small Arms Range ... MU732 is currently inactive and considered a closed range but is accessed by authorized installation personnel, authorized contractors and visitors, and trespassers.
2190:: "Immediately after Operation Plumbbob's Galileo shot on 7 October 1957, the camp reverted to standby status, with a small caretaker staff remaining at the post. After the suspension of aboveground testing in 1957, the camp ceased operation as an Army subinstallation effective 18 June 1964. Many of the camp's structures were moved to other parts of the NTS. The AEC resurfaced and enlarged the Desert Rock airstrip in 1969, extending the runway to a length of 7,500 feet. Although this airstrip was originally built to serve the NTS, it is currently an emergency landing site for any aircraft. Later additions included a National Weather Service facility and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Surface Radiation (SURFRAD) station."
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2295:] ... On 14 January 1941, by virtue of Executive Order Number 8636, the War Department withdrew an additional 7,338.23 acres in Nevada for use as an aviation base. ... Currently, the majority of the original Tonopah Bombing Range property is owned by the Bureau of Land Management and is open to the public.
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and by 1953, ~154,584 acres (241.538 sq mi) of the former
Tonopah General Range were relinquished. "These two tracts of land comprise Area A, approximately 708,621 acres ... in Lincoln and Nye Counties north and northeast of the present-day boundaries of the Nellis Air Force Range ... the
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The writer has previously described the Great Basin region as forming part of a great petrographic province, and later it has been shown that this province extends into Mexico, and may reach much farther northeast and southwest.... In April, 1900, James L. Butler ... on Mizpah Hill, he broke off
1803:), black sage (A. nova), and rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp.) are also common and are often co-dominant or present in many Great Basin plant communities. ... The baseline Nellis AFB complex emission summary for the Nellis area and the NTTR, which includes Lincoln County, is given in Table 5-2.
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Plant communities in this region are characterized by Mojave Desert Scrub and Great Basin Desert Scrub biomes (Brown, 1994).... Great Basin Desert Scrub evolved from both cold-temperate and warm-temperate vegetation and is characterized by communities dominated by sagebrush (Artemisia spp.),
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The Las Vegas Valley (the Valley) is a bowl-shaped basin surrounded by rugged mountain ranges. The entire hydrographic basin is 1,600 square miles. The western edge of the Valley is approximately 5 miles west of Lake Mead, which is an impoundment on the
Colorado River. The Valley occupies a
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Restricted Areas (joint use airspace): R-4806 East/West, R-4809 and R-4807 A/B "subdivided as follows: Alamo A, B, & C, Areas 61, 62B & C, 63, 64A, B, C, & D, 65N, 65S, 71N, 71S, 74A, 74B, 74C, 75E, 75W, 76, 76A, Tolicha, Pahute A & B, ECE, ECW, ECS and Cactus
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specimens from $ 50 to $ 600 per ton in silver and gold.... Until the present season (1904) ... the fronts of many of the Basin ranges are bordered by a continuous apron of debris sloping down into the center of the valley.... The greatest of the earth's oceans
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is found in harms way" are suspended until it has been removed by an authorized biologist (e.g., dispatched by the Nellis AFB Natural
Resources Manager), nesting surveys are conducted prior to military exercises for species protected under the
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majority of the area is used for wildlife conservation and is controlled by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM).... The remainder of the land is owned by various private landowners ... The majority of Area A is still used today as a
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In 1976, the USAF relinquished primary control of what is now Area F to the
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This land is now part of the Desert National Wildlife
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Silkebakken, Don; Kelley, Laura (Project
Managers) (February 2010). Programmatic Work Plan for Southwest IMA Region (Report). FUDS Military Munitions Response Program (Revision No. 2, "Revised Final" version ed.).
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to the south, and the
Reveille Range to the northwest is part of the Sand Spring-Tikaboo Valleys ... the Tonopah Army Air Force Bombing Range site drains down from the mountains towards valley floor. [
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Squadron
Histories K-SQ-Test-4201 -HI Tonopah Test Range, 1976 ... Training Histories 224.95 1 -1 West Coast Air Corps Training Center, October 1941 ... (with map) of Las Vegas AAF and includes Tonopah
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Bryce, S.A., Woods, A.J., Morefield, J.D., Omernik, J.M., McKay, T.R., Brackley, G.K., Hall, R.K., Higgins, D.K., McMorran, D.C., Vargas, K.E., Petersen, E.B., Zamudio, D.C., and
Comstock, J.A., 2003,
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Futrell, Robert F. (July 1947). Development of AAF Base Facilities in the United States: 1939–1945 (Report). Vol. ARS-69: US Air Force Historical Study No 69 (Copy No. 2). Air Historical Office.
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1890:-- Included U.S. Geological Survey "Professional Paper No. 42" maps are Plate III (pp. 28-9 mining claim map) & Plate XVI (pp. 116-7 geologic map with streets and buildings).
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The general location of the site lies within relatively flat area, with numerous intermittent drains running through the site area and dry lakes. Several mountain ranges (
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2273:) are identified throughout the site area. Located to the south and southwest of the site location is Tonopah Test Range The site has the Kawech Range on the west, the
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SAC I & II Targets contained forty-five (45) 100m x 100m grids.... The boundary for the SAC Target locations encompassed an area of approximately 72 acres
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242:
349:—the southern Bald Mountains are within the NTTR between the TTR & Wildhorse Management Area. The Logistic Supply Area of the ADA activity area is near
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Inventory Project Report: Tonopah Army Airfield Practice Bombing Ranges (DERP - FUDS SiteNo. J09NV1112). United States Army Corps of Engineers. March 1999.
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1850:(color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs): Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey (map scale 1:1,350,000).
2379:(MOA) for flyovers by the pilots from Nellis Air Force Base ... and is not part of ... Nellis Air Force Range." (GlobalSecurity.org webpage)
1969:
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1973:
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Final Inventory Project Report, Tonopah Bombing Range (Report). Project Number - J09NV1114. USACE Sacramento District. September 1999.
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of Sheep Mountain, "north of the main base of Nellis AFB" and adjacent to "World War II Gunnery Range (FUDS)" on west and north
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USAF (U.S. Air Force). USAF, 2002. Final Environmental Assessment: Changes in Reveille Airspace at NTTR. Table 3.2-1.
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1652:—and the different FUDS J09NV1112 was given a new name --"Tonopah Army Airfield Practice Bombing Ranges"—by 1999.
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facilities and lands, e.g., currently and formerly used for military and associated testing and training such as
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associated with the complex is more than 12,700 sq mi (33,000 km), is the responsibility of the "
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surrounding elevated areas (Foothills/Uplands & High Valleys/Mid-Slope Woodland & Brushland) and 6
234:
218:). Initiated by a 1939 military reconnaissance for a bombing range, federal acquisition began in 1940, and
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For federal transfers of lands in this complex, e.g., acquisitions, transfers, return of leased land, and
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656:
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982:
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Kocher, Gregg (14 May 2001). Site Safety and Health Plan (part of Aug 2001 Archives Search Report).
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Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 408: Bomblet Target Area Tonopah Test Range (TTR), Nevada
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2370:: EO9019 returned ~937,730 acres (1,465.20 sq mi) of the Las Vegas General Range to the
1940:
CAS TA-55-002-TAB2 (Bomblet Target Areas) consists of six separate locations include Mid Target,
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329:—in the Coal Valley which has 3 sites of the "ADA activity area" (110E, 110F, & 110G) and in
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bordered on 3 sides by the NTTR Northern Range and on the north, Tonopah Bombing Range (FUDS)
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Site Survey Summary Sheet: Tonopah Bombing Range (part of Aug 2001 Archives Search Report).
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OB-10-Hawthorne: A point west of Elko, Nevada, running southwest to Nuna, Nevada FL130-140)
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561:
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Stage Route) The region of mining claims was grouped into numbered geographic areas (e.g.,
369:
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2106:(Report). Vol. DOE/NV--1409. Nevada Environmental Restoration Project. September 2010
1774:(Report). Vol. AFD-081006-078. Aspen Environmental Group. p. 5-2. Archived from
548:, Ash Springs Wildlife Area". Lands for federal protection of natural resources include:
8:
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2020:
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863:
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Desert MOA: "subdivided into Sally Corridor, Elgin, Caliente, and Coyote training areas."
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564:, and is managed by the USFWS as a unit of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex".
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972:"Cactus and Gold Flats, Kawich Valley, Goldfield Hills, and the Stonewall Mountains",
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1938:
Tonopah Test Range...Corrective Action Sites (Report). Vol. DOE/NV/25946--1036.
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416:) which are used for current names, e.g., "Area 3 Compound" and "Groom Lake Field" ("
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2409:(Report). Defense Environmental Restoration Program (OSD). Table C-3. Archived from
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682:—shares ~1,276 sq mi (3,300 km) of the Southern Range with the DNWR
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is rimmed by the greatest of the earth's volcanic belts. This "circle of fire,"...
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remain federal lands of the complex. Most of the facilities are controlled by the
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1220:& 13 sites each 500 ft × 500 ft (150 m × 150 m)
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174:(Nellis AFB complex, NAFB Complex) is the southern Nevada military region of
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in 1947. In 1999 a different area was named a FUDS with the original name--"
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1965:
985:(Cactus Flat), Operations Control Center (Area 3), Area 10 airfield/strip,
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tunnels and chambers for spelunkers and geologists on the east side of the
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Public lands managed by the federal government in southern Nevada by size
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305:, and the northwest NTTR corner. The southern part of the complex in the
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Control and Use Procedures for Nevada Test and Training Range Complex
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488:"R-4808N and portions of R-4808S are non-joint use restricted areas."
471:(ATCAA), Reveille North and South MOA and ATCAA, Restricted Areas":
135:
2463:"TPH: Tonopah VORTAC Navigation Facility | MyAviationInfo.com"
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Archives Search Report: Findings (Tonopah Bombing Range) (Report).
1992:(Nellis Range 75). The only location with land use restrictions is
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near both the Mojave ecotone and the northeast corner of the DNWR.
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VORTAC site, and the Regional Training Complex are not demarcated).
885:
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440:
417:
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FUDS of 23,058 acres (9,331 ha) J09NV0276
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http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/LAR2011/LAR2011_Book_A5.pdf
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824:
Areas B-G, e.g., Area F of 47,481.50 acres (19,215.08 ha)
1769:...Patriot Communications Exercises in Lincoln County, Nevada
1010:"Total Acreage" includes "217,086" acres not federally-owned
2435:"99th Ground Combat Training Squadron - "Silver Flag Alpha""
1960:
Penetrator Test) consists of Davis Gun testing locations on
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was split during WWII and 1 of the 2 subdivisions was named
619:: cultural artifacts such as petroglyphs on SR-318 north of
769:
10 heliports, 2 "wild horse units ... Unit 252 Unit 253",
2437:. Nellis AFB public affairs. July 12, 2012. Archived from
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2003 Annual Site Environmental Report, Tonopah Test Range
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575:: petroglyphs and semi-circular rock alignments south of
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58:
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4.19 in (106 mm) average precipcipitation/year
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former ranges 46-56 "returned to public domain" by 1941
641:, and the BLM & USFS provide protections under the
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Installations of the United States Air Force in Nevada
888:
viewing areas (Tonopah Uplands along Tikaboo Valley)
2128:"Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area (862837)"
536:
weather station, and Wilderness Areas include the "
1163:Joint Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence
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2199:
206:, and many of the controlling units are based at
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1617:Climatology monitoring sites (weather stations)
876:of ~22.25 sq mi (57.6 km) at the
1679:
2404:Satus of Installations With Response Completed
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1863:Geology of the Tonopah Mining District, Nevada
1581:Sunrise Mountain Machine Gun Range
190:. The largest land area of the complex is the
2509:Lists of United States military installations
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2159:
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463:(USAFv), A3", and "is composed of the Desert
22:Nevada Test and Training Range § History
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2329:
1814:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1791:shadscale (A. confertifolia), or winterfat (
1424:village, bare base tent city, maneuver area
1223:*in "wild horse Herd Management Areas (HMA)
1184:Patriot "Radar/Communications activity area"
496:/Olive Branch route ("OB-10-Hawthorne") for
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1705:
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617:White River Narrows Archaeological District
560:: "established to preserve habitat for the
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1767:Huntley, Chris, Proj. Mgr. (August 2008).
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2313:approximately 311,040 acres, more or less
2167:"Military Air Chart of the Nellis Ranges"
1933:
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1103:MU732): 6.2 sq mi (16 km)
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2142:United States Department of the Interior
1956:Targets 1 and 2 ... CAS RG-52-007-TAML (
1916:United States Department of the Interior
1902:"Tonopah Manhattan Stage Route (864176)"
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1097:active area: 6,957 acres (2,815 ha)
627:Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area
364:Traversing the complex is the mid-1800s
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1842:
1840:
1838:
1836:
1828:
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1680:Wagner, Katrina, ed. (September 2004).
962:~1,107 sq mi (2,870 km)
807:~1,355 sq mi (3,510 km)
735:4,531 sq mi (11,740 km)
553:Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex
500:low-level bomber flights scored by the
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2074:Proposed IAO/DTE Resource Availability
2012:
1928:
1822:
1741:
1711:Comprehensive Site Evaluation Phase II
1687:(Report). Sandia National Laboratories
1190:activity area"), part of eastern DNWR
833:1,248 sq mi (3,230 km)
424:). The 1941-9 demarcation between the
241:) and 10 auxiliary fields. The area's
2233:
2006:
1859:
1662:
1414:~15 miles south of Indian Springs on
643:Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act
583:Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
469:Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
1853:
1833:
1019:2,618,165 acres (1,059,534 ha)
787:Big Explosives Experimental Facility
436:) is generally along the serpentine
430:Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Ranges
261:The complex is primarily within the
2133:Geographic Names Information System
1907:Geographic Names Information System
1716:(Report). June 2010. Archived from
1166:UAV-Logistic and Training Facility
1057:Area I: Airport, "Nellis Control",
1000:~280 sq mi (730 km)
783:Yucca Mountain Underground Facility
588:Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
514:TTR sites for "SAC Targets 1 and 2"
512:" at flight level "FL130-140" (the
337:). The highest ecoregion is in the
325:ecoregion.) The complex includes 2
245:was initially headquartered in the
216:98th SRSS for NTTR's southern range
13:
1738:(small arms annex areas on p. 5-1)
1650:Tonopah Bombing Range" (J09NV1114)
1141:7,228.23 acres (2,925.16 ha)
1118:17.1 sq mi (44 km)
1079:17.7 sq mi (46 km)
914:Practice Bombing Ranges* J09NV1112
590:: migratory bird habitat south of
528:The Nevada Division of Wildlife's
228:Nevada World War II Army Airfields
14:
2525:
2013:Pearse, Steve (August 22, 2011).
1646:Tonopah Bombing and Gunnery Range
1070:Area III: Armory, family housing
899:~311,040 acres (125,870 ha)
523:
445:Central Basin and Range ecoregion
376:), and the area was used for the
263:Great Basin physiographic section
2499:Military installations in Nevada
1779:(Final Environmental Assessment)
1216:Logistics Support Area (LSA) at
1159:land designated a FUDS by 2002)
1084:Nellis Small Arms Range Complex
791:Criticality Experiments Facility
697:, Dogbone Dry Lake in Range 62,
573:Ash Springs Public Rock Art Site
277:Watershed. Ecology is primarily
46:
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2180:
2138:United States Geological Survey
2120:
2066:
2057:
2043:
1912:United States Geological Survey
1275:Portion is leased to Nellis AFB
1051:(northeast corner) adjacent to
813:Desert National Wildlife Refuge
558:Desert National Wildlife Refuge
532:Wildlife Management Area has a
504:extended from a "point west of
66:, and other federal lands (the
1999:(for SAC Targets 1 and 2, see
1894:
874:USFWS National Wildlife Refuge
680:Nevada Test and Training Range
311:Creosote Bush-Dominated Basins
192:Nevada Test and Training Range
1:
2514:1940 establishments in Nevada
2320:U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
1860:Spurr, Josiah Edward (1905).
1795:) (Brown, 1994). Blackbrush (
1640:The original 1940 area named
1614:7.94 in (202 mm) "
1193:Coal V (sites 110E*, F*, G),
741:Nevada National Security Site
481:Airspace: North and South MOA
343:Central Nevada Bald Mountains
172:Nellis Air Force Base Complex
31:Nellis Air Force Base Complex
1457:38.03064472°N 117.03350750°W
1374:2 radar platforms at former
947:north and northeast of NTTR
839:Tonopah Bombing Range (FUDS)
632:Military operations "when a
603:Leviathan Cave Geologic Area
339:Tonopah Bombing Range (FUDS)
256:
253:buildings were constructed.
64:Tonopah Bombing Range (FUDS)
7:
1867:(Internet Archive abstract)
1238:Las Vegas Air Force Station
1232:74.1 acres (30.0 ha)+
866:valleys ("60 miles east of
662:Location (landforms, etc.)
613:and administered by the BLM
450:
196:Formerly Used Defense Sites
160:GPX (secondary coordinates)
10:
2530:
2372:Department of the Interior
1635:
1462:38.03064472; -117.03350750
1178:2,300 acres (930 ha)
989:(37°41′16″N 116°37′50″W),
983:Tonopah Test Range Airport
611:Worthington Mountain Range
351:the only Wetland ecoregion
247:Las Vegas Federal Building
15:
1405:Regional Training Complex
1025:Wildhorse Management Area
639:Migratory Bird Treaty Act
226:training area's 1st of 3
204:Bureau of Land Management
155:GPX (primary coordinates)
130:Map all coordinates using
79:
45:
36:
29:
2377:Military Operations Area
2188:Camp Desert Rock, Nevada
2169:. BibliotecaPleyades.net
1793:Krascheninnikovia lanata
1655:
1603:Station" near Nellis AFB
1006:Humboldt National Forest
795:former Base Camp Mercury
781:UAV testing facility", "
568:Amargosa Pupfish Station
180:Atomic Energy Commission
138:Download coordinates as:
2216:"Creech Air Force Base"
2016:Set Your Phaser to Stun
1801:Sarcobatus vermiculatus
1209:(112C, E, F, G, H, I),
926:]-Tikaboo Valleys"
884:(Sand Springs Valley),
596:U.S. Route 93 in Nevada
508:, running southwest to
457:Nellis managed airspace
382:Tonopah Mining District
370:New Mexico Territories'
251:Las Vegas Army Airfield
200:United States Air Force
2467:www.myaviationinfo.com
1492:38.06028°N 117.08667°W
1420:12 small arms ranges,
1338:38.14361°N 117.19917°W
1303:38.05167°N 117.22556°W
1278:west of Indian Springs
1153:Indian Springs, Nevada
1124:Tonopah Air Force Base
1092:Mojave Arid Footslopes
920:"Sand Spring [
815:land east of the NTTR
623:and managed by the BLM
579:and managed by the BLM
447:and "Mojavian flora".
212:Nellis Air Force Bases
54:Nellis Air Force Range
2279:Worthington Mountains
2053:(Letter of Agreement)
1797:Coleogyne ramosissima
1642:Tonopah Bombing Range
1380:Former Reno ADS site
1147:Creech Air Force Base
1076:1941-6, 1947–present
1044:Nellis Air Force Base
912:Tonopah Army Airfield
715:Dogbone Lake G&BR
538:Worthington Mountains
498:Strategic Air Command
434:Parallel 36°30′ north
378:1900–1921 silver rush
150:GPX (all coordinates)
2363:Executive Order 9019
2218:. GlobalSecurity.org
1980:1, Antelope Tuff 2,
1848:Ecoregions of Nevada
1497:38.06028; -117.08667
1343:38.14361; -117.19917
1308:38.05167; -117.22556
1282:Boulder City, Nevada
1155:and FUDS J09NV0399 (
978:Antelope Lake Valley
904:Tonopah Rifle Range
771:Pahute Mesa Airstrip
562:desert bighorn sheep
461:US Air Force Virtual
333:(site 103 along the
309:ecoregion is mostly
269:portion east of the
2186:Fall 2012 On Point
2021:Xlibris Corporation
1519:Hawthorne Bomb Plot
1488: /
1453: /
1334: /
1299: /
1157:Indian Springs AFAF
775:Desert Rock Airport
650:
502:Hawthorne Bomb Plot
374:37th parallel north
335:Burnt Springs Range
303:Sand Springs Valley
243:first military unit
184:nuclear detonations
106: /
1535:USAF Radar Station
1469:near Nye County's
1350:"near the former"
1255:FAA radar facility
968:Tonopah Test Range
648:
271:Great Basin Divide
110:37.533°N 116.200°W
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1625:1951–present
1269:Soviet radar
1250:Red Mountain
1203:Pahranagat V
1197:(102, 108),
1174:1948–present
1151:adjacent to
1113:1941–present
921:
878:Kawich Range
864:Sand Springs
777:(Area 20), "
764:Pahute Mesas
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510:Mina, Nevada
506:Elko, Nevada
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327:Salt Deserts
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224:World War II
182:atmospheric
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72:Red Mountain
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2255:Stone Cabin
1986:Myers Ridge
1810:cite report
1560:Test Annex
1495: /
1483:117°05′12″W
1460: /
1370:Phoenix ADS
1364:Phoenix ADS
1358:Phoenix ADS
1341: /
1329:117°11′57″W
1306: /
1294:117°13′32″W
1259:Tonopah AFS
1252:VORTAC site
974:Cactus Flat
848:Stone Cabin
773:(Area 18),
706:Tonopah ECR
693:: southern
577:Ash Springs
530:Key Pittman
492:The former
297:, southern
291:Cactus Flat
267:White River
222:became the
202:and/or the
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2493:Categories
2477:2 February
2448:2013-06-16
2420:2013-06-22
2222:2013-06-16
2173:2013-06-25
2147:2013-07-03
2110:2013-05-19
2083:2013-04-18
2036:2013-02-10
1974:Main Lakes
1921:2013-06-30
1873:2013-02-07
1785:2013-02-06
1727:2013-06-08
1691:2013-02-04
1562:J09NV0023
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1411:facility)
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1366:radar site
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1291:38°03′06″N
1247:radar site
1199:Dry Lake V
1138:1942–195x
1099:inactive (
1067:J09NV0442
1059:Suter Hall
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789:(Area 4),
779:Yucca Lake
760:Yucca Flat
744:•includes
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700:Northern:
494:Oil Burner
321:is in the
273:is in the
265:, and the
87:& the
2259:Hot Creek
1958:Davis Gun
1609:station"
1583:J09NV0639
1548:1962–1985
1241:J09NV0445
1195:Delamar V
1127:J09NV0969
943:J09NV1103
934:1941-tbd
906:J09NV0970
894:1942–19xx
852:Hot Creek
843:J09NV1114
546:Big Rocks
386:Manhattan
257:Geography
2277:and the
2263:Railroad
2247:Reveille
2228:Reserve.
2201:Parsons.
1990:Mt Helen
1962:Antelope
1954:Tomahawk
1545:US Navy
1533:former "
1376:Reno ADS
1257:(former
1172:1942-5,
1115:1941-65
856:Railroad
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