Talk:Cheyenne Mountain

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[edit] Copied

Most all of the content, came from the first external link, the official military site, it is straight copying... CuBiXcRaYfIsH 07:36, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Since the source is public domain, what's the issue? Looks like it has long since been cleaned up to remove POV. --Pmsyyz 11:14, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Location

Is the exact location of the entrance the base really necessary? Unless there is any opposition, i am going to delete the latitude and longitude given.--Geppy 05:22, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Keep, of course. It provides also map links.--Patrick 12:25, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
I reduced the excessive accuracy.--Patrick 12:32, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
Everybody with ICBM capability already knows. --John Nagle 16:05, 8 April 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Stargateproject

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[edit] Zoo...

Maybe this article is not properly titled. Is it about the mountain or about the military base? If only about the military base, maybe it should be renamed to Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center. I tried to add a "See also" to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, which would certainly be appropriate on an article about the mountain, but maybe not on an article about a military base. This mountain is used for other purposes as well, and a "See also" link is a fairly harmless way of letting others know that. --MattWright (talk) 23:29, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi Matt, I removed the link. You make a valid argument as far as the title of the article and it seems there is category:Mountains of Colorado of which this is part. I will revert my own edit and apologize for being hasty with the change. --Paul E. Ester 00:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
No problem Paul, thanks for adding it back! --MattWright (talk) 01:01, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Radius

"built to withstand a multimegaton blast within 1.5 nautical miles (3 km)." this sentence should be retooled, does it mean that the blast can within 3km of the bunker? or does it mean 3km from outside the bunker. Its probably the latter, since 3km WITHIN range of the bunker is redundant (the further away the easier to withstand)

[edit] Image is not fair use here

That image is not fair use for this page, as you can read by clicking on it, because it's a picture from Stargate SG-1. Thus "fair use" could only be argued for discussing the show, not for illustrating something that happened to appear in the show. Are there any thoughts? Possible replacements? -- SCZenz 16:46, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Why is there an image from Stargate at the top of the page anyway? It is implied to represent the real site which it obviously does not.
Actually, it does represent the real site. The Stargate people made a bunch of footage of the real entrance to Cheyenne Mountain for use in the show. It should still be removed since it isn't valid fair use here, though. Bryan 02:28, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 600m = underground?

Does it even count "underground" if it's still above sea level? --84.249.253.201 19:37, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I would believe so. American Patriot 1776 23:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
As long as it's under the ground, yes. -- SCZenz 06:22, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] rqimage

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Can someone add the South Portal? 70.55.200.47 22:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] mountain

There seems to be a distinct lack of information about the mountain, for an article that supposedly covers the mountain... if it's about the base, shouldn't it be called Chyenne Mountain base or somesuch instead? 70.55.200.47 22:31, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Any old pics of the control room?

The main control room or "command center" used to be much smaller, for most of the history of the place. I'm curious are there any pictures of the old room. --Howdybob 02:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nuclear strength

The center was designed to withstand up to a 30 megaton blast within 1 nautical mile.
Wow. Is that really survivable? Any references about this? -Rolypolyman 02:21, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Late answer, but- yeah. More or less. Inside the mountain you might survive a close hit like that. It really was designed to do the job, at a time when the threat was real. Of course, there's only one way to test it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.69.139.16 (talk) 21:02, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In popular culture

  • In the television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Cheyenne Mountain is home to the fictional Stargate Command and houses a Stargate under the control of the U.S. government. It is the primary base of operations for the characters of the series, and its physical entrance is shown numerous times. According to the special "Stargate SG-1: True Science", there is a door in Cheyenne Mountain with six locks and "Stargate Command" written above it, which leads to a broom closet. Coincidentally, Stargate SG-1's cancellation was announced less than a month after the base's closing.
  • In the Terminator series of movies and games, Cheyenne Mountain is where the mainframe of the rogue AI SkyNet is located. The location was chosen as the most defensible location in the nation, where it could defend itself from any ground or aerospace threat.
  • In the television series Jeremiah, Cheyenne Mountain has become Thunder Mountain, the primary post-apocalyptic community of the show.
  • Australian band Gyroscope reference the mountain in the title of their song 'Hollow Like Cheyenne' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.72.170 (talk) 05:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Moving Trivia to Talk underway LanceBarber (talk) 18:52, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Main article links to this section. LanceBarber (talk) 05:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Link removed, not allow under Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid LanceBarber (talk) 06:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

What's the objection to having a section on references to Cheyenne Mountain in popular culture?
—wwoods (talk) 08:28, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Will add back, but simple notable reference. Section was becoming too much trivia with no references, and also ref'd in NORAD article. Feel free to find appropriate reference. Thank you. LanceBarber (talk) 15:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

In the television series South Park, Cheyenne Mountain was absorbed by the trapperkeeper and takes over the world.

Moved from main article, unref, not notable. LanceBarber (talk) 03:06, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

The actual Cheyenne Mountain facility does have an actual Stargate Command; it is in fact a broom closet.

Moved from main article, no link and unref'd.LanceBarber (talk) 08:35, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
MOved from main article, non-notable.LanceBarber (talk) 06:00, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
  • As a joke, in the real Cheyenne Mountain Complex there is a door in the complex with a sign reading "Stargate Command". The door is in fact a closet.
Moved uncited trivia from article, not notable or historic.LanceBarber (talk) 15:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Moved uncited from article, not notable or historic. LanceBarber (talk) 07:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)