Near Green Valley in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 24, 2010

1. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum Marker

Inscription.
Tucson Air Museum Foundation
of Pima County

Titan II Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile Museum
Established May 8, 1986

571st SMS, 390th SMW
Davis-Monthan AFB
Strategic Alert July 1963 – November 1982

National Historic Landmark
April 6, 1994

Dedicated
October 14, 1994

Erected 1994 by Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Forts and Castles • Landmarks • War, Cold. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1986.

Location. 31° 54.164′ N, 110° 59.939′ W. Marker is near Green Valley, Arizona, in Pima County. It can be reached from West Duval Mine Road. Marker is at north end of parking lot at the Titan Missile Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1580 West Duval Mine Road, Green Valley AZ 85614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and specifically in the Tucson Metro

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Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mission San Xavier del Bac (approx. 14.1 miles away); The Grotto at San Xavier del Bac (approx. 14.1 miles away); Growing From The Ashes (approx. 15 miles away); Boy Scout Memorial (approx. 15 miles away).

Regarding Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum. This site was designated as a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994:
Statement of Significance:
This is the sole remaining Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) complex of the 54 that were "on alert" during the Cold War between 1963 and 1987; as such, it is the single remaining example of the liquid-fueled ICBM launch facilities utilized by the Strategic Air Command. The Titan II missile carried the largest single warhead used in the ICBM program and was capable of destroying targets that

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 24, 2010

2. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum Marker

Atlas, Titan I, and Minuteman I and II missiles could not. Built in response to the the "missile gap" panic of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Titan II Missile Site 571-7 provides a unique window into the design, construction, and operation of a weapon system built to survive a first-strike nuclear attack and be able to launch its missile if so ordered. The site has retained or assembled all of the above and below ground command and control facilities as well as the missile silo itself, which contains a Titan II missile.

Also see . . . Titan Missile Museum, also known as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 or as Titan II ICBM Site 571-7. A Wikipedia article on the missle site. This article also shows several additional photos of the museum and museum displays. (Submitted on January 27, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 24, 2010

3. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum Marker

Missile Silo is at center of photo in background.

Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 24, 2010

4. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum

Museum entrance. Marker is on the boulder at far right of photo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, 1

5. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum

View down silo at Titan II Note the large rectangular hole in the ablative heat shield material. The hole has been added under the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Agreement to show this system cannot be launched without overheating and destroying itself upon re-entering the atmosphere.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 24, 2010

6. Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum

Warhead atop Titan II in silo

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,116 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 27, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.