Forty Mile Desert

Once the most dread stretch of the California Emigrant Trail, Nevada’s Forty Mile Desert is now the home of TOPGUN and the “Loneliest Road in America.” Click an image below to enlarge.

The real TOPGUN fighter pilot training program can be found in Fallon, NV. The F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet in "Top Gun: Maverick" is in the background.
The Clan Alpine Mountains rise above the Forty Mile Desert just off remote U.S. Route 50 in Nevada. This stretch of the transcontinental highway is nicknamed the "Loneliest Road in America."
Millennia-old petroglyphs are shown on basalt rocks at Grimes Point near remote U.S. Route 50 in Nevada. The glyphs were created by Native Americans.
The snow-covered Clan Alpine Mountains in Nevada rise over the Forty Mile Desert near remote U.S. Route 50. The range is located to the east of Fallon.

Related Content

– Click to read my feature article “Nevada: TOPGUN and My Grandma’s Legacy” for the story of my family’s connection to the legendary U.S. Navy fighter pilot training program.
– Click to read my short story “Standing on Sacred Ground” about my visit to Nevada’s Valley of Fire on the National Day of Mourning.
– Click to watch my high-definition video of hiking in Nevada’s Forty Mile Desert.

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