Col des Tempêtes - Site T2

France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Saint-Leger-du-Ventoux /

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Col des Tempêtes, near the summit of Mt. Ventoux, was the location of the - now demolished - T(ransmission) 2 site, used to transmit the launch order for the 18 nuclear ICBMs located on the Plateau d'Albion.

Photo of the operational site:
www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/albion/al...

And after demolition:
www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/albion/al...

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Coordinates: 44°10'19"N 5°17'19"E

Aérodrome Orange Plan-de-Dieu 30 km
Base aérienne 115 d'Orange-Caritat 36 km
Marcoule Nuclear Site 48 km
Base aérienne 701 Salon de Provence 63 km
Airbase 125 Istres-Le tubé 75 km
Rosas AS radar site 268 km
VLF station La Régine (French Navy) 271 km
Castelnaudary, Quartier Capt. Danjou 284 km
CENTRE D’ÉTUDES DE GRAMAT 291 km
Airbase 101 Toulouse-Francazal (closed) 323 km

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Col des Tempètes ,1841 m Mont Ventoux Summit of Mont Ventoux The Garon Emergency exit Notre Dame de la Tour