Tonopah Explained

Tonopah may refer to:

• Tonopah, Arizona, a community
• Tonopah, Nevada, a community
• Tonopah Air Force Station, a Cold War radar station along with Las Vegas Air Force Station
• Tonopah Basin, Central Basin and Range ecoregions around the Tonopah Playas
• Tonopah Bombing Range, the 1940 World War II designation of the military region
  • Tonopah Test Range, a nuclear test area SW of the Tonopah Bombing Range
  • Tonopah Air Force Base, the 1949 main base for the bombing range
  • Tonopah Army Air Field, the main base's name in World War II
  • Tonopah Test Range Airport
• USS Tonopah, the ship renamed from Monitor USS Nevada (BM-8) in 1909

Railroads

• Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad
• Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
• Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad