Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility

The Quebec-One Missile Alert Facility, also known as Quebec-01 or Q-01, located 30 miles north of Cheyenne, Wyoming, near Chugwater, was a United States Air Force ICBM launch control facility. It was operated by the 400th Missile Squadron constructed in 1962. The Missile Alert Facility operated with a Minuteman missile until 1970 when it was converted to a Minuteman-III site. Finally in 1986, the facility was converted to operate the Peacekeeper ICBM. The facility was deactivated in 2005 and turned over to Wyoming State Parks in December 2017.[1] The facility was opened to the public in August 2019 as the Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site after restoration work done by the United States Air Force.[2]

Underground command and control center at the former Quebec-01 Missile Alert Station
Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
Entrance Sign to the Quebec-01 Historic Site in Chugwater, Wyoming
Map showing the location of Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility State Historic Site
LocationLaramie County, Wyoming, U.S.
Nearest cityCheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates41°32′35″N 104°54′10″W
EstablishedDecember 2017 (2017-December)
Governing bodyWyoming State Parks
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References

  1. "QUEBEC 01 MISSILE ALERT FACILITY READY TO LAUNCH". Wyo Parks. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Quebec-One MAF". National Park Service. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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