Trinity, Nuclear test site in New Mexico.
Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear device.
This event took place on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project.
The test site is now a National Historic Landmark known as White Sands Missile Range.
Visitations are allowed only twice a year, on the first Saturdays of April and October.
Trinity's mushroom cloud plume reached 38,000 feet within seven minutes.
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Location
Part of
Manhattan Project
GPS coordinates
33.67530,-106.47470
Latest update
August 31, 2026 11:53
