Tour an Altlas Missile Silo in Nebraska

[flogger]

Yes, there are several Titan 1 missile silo complexes in Colorado, one is out by the old Lowery bombing range, another two headed east and the one in Deer trail. The are the first generation Titans that needed to be raised, then fueled, before launch (15 min). By the time they were complete they were obsolete. The Titan 2 came around, they could remain fueled and fired out of the depths of the silo saving precious time.

Scary and dangerous places to visit not to mention illegal trespassing. We had a club in the early 70's called the Association of Secret Silo Hunters Organized for Launch area Exploration and Search, or A.S.S.H.O.L.E.S. for short. They were fun back then, I don't think I'd do it now. Lots of missing flooring, cave-ins, water pools, deep drops and dark as hell. If any of you out there have been in those sites, and it sounds like at least one has, you are an honorary ASSHOLE. Congrats!!

The Atlas site in Weld Co. was a great visit. The county used it for record storage and civil defense after it was abandoned. The tour guy was kind of quirky but really knew the history of the site. Sorry to hear he has passed on. He had lost his co-worker in the tornado that went through there several years ago, he found him dead in the truck afterwards. Sad story.

[Lurch]

Yea I'm an asshole for more then one reason. Went to the one by the Aurora dump a lot and the Deer Trail a few times. Tried to get into the one out further on Quincy but never could.

[kidicarus13]

10 year thread bump. I'd still like to visit the Weld County site, but I have not yet made arrangements. Any tips or suggestions from those that have?

https://www.weld.gov/Government/Depa...sile-Site-Park

[Sawin]

Oh nice! I’d like to do that too and had no idea there was one nearby that offer tours.

[flogger]

It's worth the tour plus, it's close to Vestas's wind turbine manufacturing plant. Cool to see from the missile site!

[eddiememphis]

Good lord, I can't even imagine the amount of maintenance one of those would take to keep it from turning to shit. I like the concept of living underground etc., but damn.....a missile silo? I envision huge costs, and lots of stairs, and moisture problems, and mold, and dank musty smells.....

Don't forget asbestos.

My grandfather was one of the electricians that wired them. He died of mesothelioma.

[BushMasterBoy]

My Dad was Air Force. He helped build Titan missile silos in Arkansas. He died of a rare blood cancer in 2004. He was 67. He got to collect Social Security benefits for two years. I saw the radiation burns he had from serving on Johnston Island 1964-65.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_437

[flogger]

That sucks about your dad, BMB. Johnson Island was/is a mess.

News today about a kid that fell 40 ft into a silo in Arapahoe county and had to be rescued. Probably an antenna silo or part of the powerhouse. A fall into one of the missile silos would be deadly. All sorts of junk in the bottom of those things.

[callerys]

I called just now. They said they don't do that anymore and that Greeley took it over. Will have to try and call tomorrow

[eddiememphis]

Probably an antenna silo or part of the powerhouse.

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-n...eastern-plains

...when one of the juveniles fell between 30 and 50 feet into the exhaust vent tunnel of a decommissioned Titan Missile Facility...