Rulison is an unincorporated community in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is most notable for being the location of the Project Rulison nuclear test on September 10, 1969. The town of Parachute, Colorado is nearby, and Rulison is accessible from Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6.[2][3]

Looking north towards Rulison from just south of the Colorado River, June 2021. The Roan Cliffs rise above the community

See also edit

  Colorado portal

References edit

  1. ^ "Rulison, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  2. ^ January 2005 DOE report Rulison Site Environmental Management End State Vision
  3. ^ "Office of Legacy Management".

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  Media related to Rulison, Colorado at Wikimedia Commons

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