White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument

Yucca plants at White Sands

is a beautiful area in the high desert area of Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. The large dunes of gypsum based white sand ^[1] covers approximately 275 square miles of desert and at its highest point is about 4,000 feet in elevation.^[2]

Since 1963, a part of White Sands has also been used by NASA as a testing facility.^[3]

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White Sands Tourist Information

[1] ttp://www.white-sands-new-mexico.com/about_gypsum.htm

[2] ttp://www.nps.gov/whsa/

[3] ttp://www.white-sands-new-mexico.com/nasa.htm

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White Sands National Monument

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