Trinity Site Historical Marker

Trinity Site Historical Marker is a park in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,921 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jumbo and McDonald Ranch House.

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 Historical Marker.

Trinity Site Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.67729° or 33° 40′ 38″ north

Longitude

-106.47529° or 106° 28′ 31″ west

Elevation

4,921 feet (1,500 metres)

Open location code

855MMGGF+WV

GeoNames ID

5495193

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oscura Peak and Oscura Mountains.

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