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F-117 Nighthawks fly on one of their last missions, White Sands National Park

National park · New Mexico

White Sands National Park

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White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 mi2 (710 km2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. This gypsum dunefield is the largest of its kind on Earth, with a depth of about 30 feet (9.1 m), dunes as tall as 60 feet (18 m), and about 4.5 billion short tons of gypsum sand.

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Type
National park
State
New Mexico
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • F-117 Nighthawks fly on one of their last missions, White Sands National Park

    U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kim Frey · Public domain

  • Footprints of Human Adolescent and Teen, White Sands National Park

    NPS · Public domain

  • Gypsum plant stand, White Sands National Park

    Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • HistoricPlacesNationalRegisterPlaque, White Sands National Park

    Jonathunder · Public domain

  • Lake Lucero NPS photo, White Sands National Park

    National Park Service · Public domain

  • Mescalero tipis, White Sands National Park

    Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

  • Paleontological landscape painting, White Sands National Park, United States, White Sands National Park

    uncredited National Park Service (NPS) artist · Public domain

  • Visitors sledding and picnicking at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States, White Sands National Park

    National Park Service · Public domain

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