LMCO facility at Yucca Lake

I did an exploratory hike up Bonanza Peak to see if the Lockheed Martin (LMCO) "secret" facility at Yucca Lake (dry) can be spotted. I shot this using a 400mm lens plus 1.4x teleconverter on a monopad. Generally I don't haul the telescope and tripod unless I know the target can be seen.

If you download the GPX file then read it into Google Earth, you can see the trail I used to hike up the peak. Technically, I didn't reach the peak due to time constraints, plus the peak looked totally forested. The location where I stopped to shoot the photograph was relatively barren, though it is about 400ft less than the true peak.

This is the facility where LMCO developed Pole Cat.

I shot enough photographs to make a panorama, though I don't expect to do so. Yeah, it has a view of Bob Lazar's famous S-4. (Yawn.....)


Bonanza Peak GPX file

Yucca Lake Wide

Yuuca Lake zoomed in on LMCO

Two more photos from Bonanza Peak. This is the area of the NTS where you can see the towers set up for underground tests. One is ICECAP, a test that was set up but never executed since the test ban treaty stopped it midway.
Nevada Test Site

I believe this is the back of Groom Lake where they fly (test) the UAVs.
Behind Groom Lake

For the NTS, you would be better off photographing it from Mt. Sterling. I only hiked it to the point were you can see Papoose Lake and disprove Bob Lazar.