Cactus Flat | |
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![]() Cactus Flat is the location of the Tonopah Test Range Airport (left of center). | |
Floor elevation | 1630 |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
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Coordinates | 37°41′N116°40′W / 37.683°N 116.667°W [2] |
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Cactus Flat is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins [3] in the Cactus-Sacrobatus Watershed, for which it is an eponym. The flat is the location of the Tonopah Test Range Airport and Tonopah Test Range, a component of the Nevada Test and Training Range used for weapons testing since the 1950s. [4] The flat is also the site of the 615 sq mi (1,590 km2) Nevada Wild Horse Range of the Nellis Air Force Range. [5]
The Kawich Range lies to the northeast and the Cactus Range to the southwest. Jack Rabbit Knob is 11.5 km (7.1 mi) east of Antelope Lake playa in Cactus Flat. [6]
Cactus Flat has three cactus types (Beavertail cactus, Calico cactus and Barrel cactus). [1] : 66
Central Nevada Desert Basin