Trinity Site
Trinity Site is in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,921 feet. Trinity Site is situated nearby to Jumbo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jumbo and McDonald Ranch House.
McDonald Ranch House
Building
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The McDonald Ranch House in the Oscura Mountains of Socorro County, New Mexico, 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. McDonald Ranch House is situated 2 miles southeast of Trinity Site.
Trinity Site
- Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.67729° or 33° 40′ 38″ northLongitude
-106.47529° or 106° 28′ 31″ westElevation
4,921 feet (1,500 metres)Open location code
855MMGGF+WVGeoNames ID
5495192
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