Air Force Bases

Nike Missile Site LA-04 Mt Gleason CA - PHOTOS - Radar Area

The Radar Control area is 1.5 miles directly west of the launch and administrative areas although it is a 3-mile drive by road from the administrative area. The battery control area contained the central radar and communications facilities. The TTR (target-tracking radar) platform, two water tanks, a concrete pumphouse, and three concrete pads are the only remnants of the original radar facilities located here. The Department of the Army removed most of the radar equipment and facilities here upon deactivation in 1974

OVERALL VIEW OF HELIPAD, LOOKING WEST FROM LAUNCH AREA
OVERALL VIEW OF HELIPAD, LOOKING WEST FROM LAUNCH AREA

VIEW OF RADAR AREA, STORAGE BUILDINGS AND TANKS, LOOKING WEST
VIEW OF RADAR AREA, STORAGE BUILDINGS AND TANKS, LOOKING WEST

VIEW SHOWING NORTH SIDE OF RADAR ROAD AND STORAGE BUILDINGS
VIEW SHOWING NORTH SIDE OF RADAR ROAD AND STORAGE BUILDINGS

VIEW OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING EAST
VIEW OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING EAST

VIEW OF TOWER AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING EAST
VIEW OF TOWER AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING EAST

VIEW OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING WEST
VIEW OF RADAR TOWER PLATFORM, LOOKING WEST

VIEW OF RADAR TRANSMITTER AREA, LOOKING NORTH
VIEW OF RADAR TRANSMITTER AREA, LOOKING NORTH

VIEW SHOWING HOLD FOR RADAR CABLES AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING NORTH
VIEW SHOWING HOLD FOR RADAR CABLES AT RADAR SITE, LOOKING NORTH

VIEW INTO ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AT RADAR SITE IN PAD, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
VIEW INTO ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AT RADAR SITE IN PAD, LOOKING SOUTHEAST

Photos - Overall Viewt
Photos - Launch Area
Photos - Administrative Area
Photos - Missile Assembly Area
Photos - Silos Alpha and Bravo
Photos - Silo Catfish Exterior
Photos - Silo Catfish Interior
Photos - Radar Area
Photos - Site Plans
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