Socorro, New Mexico
Trinity Site
Location of the world's first atomic bomb explosion in 1945....
Trinity Site
Quebradas to east, Rio Grande floodplain and Bosque del Apache to south. Magdalena /
Socorro, NM TrailsLate June to late August lightning and thunderstorm research; gate blocks last mile to laboratory (gate is often closed). Hikers, picnickers welcome year-round.
Socorro, NM RecreationReproduction of Michelangelo's Pieta, dedicated in 1875 to establishment of Loretto Academy....
Commemorates 1830 group of travelers killed by Indians and from which Las Cruces derives its name....
Hiking, picnicking at moutain-camp ruins. (only guide dogs allowed.) ...
Fishing, recreational facilities....
Mining artifacts, antiques....