McDonald Ranch

McDonald Ranch is in , and has an elevation of 5,039 feet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include McDonald Ranch House and Jumbo.

Building
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The in the of , was the location of assembly of the world's first nuclear weapon. The active components of the Trinity test "gadget", a plutonium Fat Man-type bomb similar to that later dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, were assembled there on July 13, 1945. is situated 460 feet northwest of McDonald Ranch.

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is situated 2 miles northwest of McDonald Ranch.

McDonald Ranch

Latitude
33.64979° or 33° 38′ 59″ north
Longitude
-106.45918° or 106° 27′ 33″ west
Elevation
5,039 feet (1,536 metres)
Open location code
855MJGXR+W8
Geo­Names ID
5478488
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