{"type":"locations","slug":"cheyenne-mountain-complex","title":"Cheyenne Mountain Complex","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/cheyenne-mountain-complex","description":"Hardened NORAD command facility built inside Colorado mountain to survive nuclear attack","date":"1966-02-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Bunker"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","status":"confirmed","lat":38.7425,"lng":-104.8483,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Cold War Construction\n\nExcavated under 2000 feet of granite, the site houses operations for missile warning and space surveillance.[^1][^2]\n\n## Continuity Mission\n\nAlthough primary control shifted to Peterson Space Force Base, the complex remains an alternate command center.[^3][^4][^5]\n\n\n[^1]: [NORAD fact sheet: Cheyenne Mountain Complex](https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/578775/cheyenne-mountain-complex/)\n[^2]: [U.S. Space Force: 21st Security Forces stand guard over Cheyenne Mountain Complex](https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4304224/21st-security-forces-stand-guard-over-cheyenne-mountain-complex/)\n[^3]: [NORAD fact sheet: Cheyenne Mountain Complex](https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/578775/cheyenne-mountain-complex/)\n[^4]: [NORAD: New Command Center Opens at Cheyenne Mountain](https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Article/578094/new-command-center-opens-at-cheyenne-mountain/)\n[^5]: [Wikipedia: Cheyenne Mountain Complex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Mountain_Complex)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/cheyenne-mountain-complex","title":"Cheyenne Mountain Complex","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/cheyenne-mountain-complex","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}