ATLAS-I Trestle
ATLAS-I, better known as Trestle, was a unique electromagnetic pulse generation and testing apparatus built between 1972 and 1980 during the Cold War at Sandia National Laboratories near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Z Pulsed Power Facility and Eubank Landfill Solar Array.
Z Pulsed Power Facility
The Z Pulsed Power Facility, informally known as the Z machine or simply Z, is the largest high frequency electromagnetic wave generator in the world, operated by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Z Pulsed Power Facility is situated 1 mile east of ATLAS-I Trestle.Eubank Landfill Solar Array
Power station
The Eubank Landfill Solar Array is a photovoltaic power station in Albuquerque, New Mexico that consists of 1.0 MWAC of concentrator photovoltaics and 1.0 MWAC of flat-panel silicon photovoltaics. Eubank Landfill Solar Array is situated 2 miles northeast of ATLAS-I Trestle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nob Hill and Mesa del Sol.
Nob Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nob Hill is a neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, consisting of a commercial district along Central Avenue and surrounding residential areas. Nob Hill is situated 4½ miles northwest of ATLAS-I Trestle.
Mesa del Sol
Neighborhood
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Mesa del Sol is an uncompleted 16,000-acre mixed-use master planned community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mesa del Sol is situated 4½ miles southwest of ATLAS-I Trestle.
Silver Hill
Neighborhood
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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Silver Hill is situated 5 miles northwest of ATLAS-I Trestle.
ATLAS-I Trestle
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.03037° or 35° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
-106.55784° or 106° 33′ 28″ westHeight
120 feet (37 metres)Open location code
857M2CJR+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 179042881OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=ruins
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