The Cold War Crater Off-Roaders Ride Through at Three Peaks
The broad, bare depression that off-road riders call “the crater” at Three Peaks Recreation Area near Cedar City, Utah, is not a natural feature. It marks ROCKTEST II, the final one of five major tests the Air Force Weapons Laboratory ran in the area. For over half a century, countless off-road riders and hikers have traveled across this depression without knowing they were driving across ground the U.S. military blew apart to see whether missile silos could survive a nuclear attack.
