Area 25 (Nevada National Security Site)

Area 25 within the Nevada Test Site.

Area 25 is the largest named area in the Nevada National Security Site at 254 square miles (660 km2),[1] and has its own direct access from Route 95.[1] Area 25 is commonly called "Jackass Flats" because it is composed primarily of a shallow alluvial basin by that name.[1]

It was originally known as "Area 400",[2] and was renamed "Area 25" circa 1970.

No nuclear explosions took place within Area 25.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference DOE/EIS-246-D was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Catalog of U.S. Government Meteorological Research and Test Facilities, Volume 52. 1969.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference DOE/NV-209 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).