Jackass Flats, Nevada

Jackass Flats, Nevada

Jackass Flats is located at coord|36.8|N|116.37|W|region:US_type:city in the US state of Nevada. It is located in Nye County. The town's historical significance was as the test site of Project Pluto, administered by the U.S. Air Force and Project Orion, administered by General Atomics in the late 1950s. It is located within the Nevada Test Site.

Jackass Flats is currently home to the BREN Tower, the world's tallest tower for scientific research.


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