Editing Nevada Test Site (section)

===Area 19===
{{Main|Pahute Mesa}}
Pahute Mesa is one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). It occupies {{convert|243|sqmi|km2}} in the northwest corner of the NNSS. The eastern section is known as Area 19 and the western section as Area 20.

A total of 85 nuclear tests were conducted in Pahute Mesa between 1965 and 1992. Three of them&nbsp;– Boxcar, Benham and Handley&nbsp;– had a yield of over one megaton. Three tests were conducted as part of [[Operation Plowshare]] and one as part of Vela Uniform.