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Project Rulison Test Site

Forest Rd 847, Parachute, Colorado 81635 USA

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“40-kiloton nuclear device test site”

30 minutes off highway with half of that being a dirt road

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Tatiana Danger

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August 31, 2014
Rated 3.0

This site is just 40 miles outside Grand Junction. In 1969 a 40-kiloton nuclear device was detonated over 2,500 meters below the ground here.

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Ben & Nathan

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August 17, 2023
Rated 1.0

Now I have a third arm. Great.

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Ilujna

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May 10, 2022
Rated 1.0

30 minutes off the freeway with half of that being on a dirt road and the actual landmark is on private property

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Nick White

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August 15, 2018
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Tried to visit, but the road was gated off with a pad lock. May be private land now.

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Project Rulison Test Site

Forest Rd 847
Parachute, Colorado
81635 USA
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