White Sands National Monument
- Address: I-70
- Vicinity: 15 Mi (24 km) from Alamogordo
- US County of Dona Ana County in New Mexico
Like No Place Else on Earth
Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dunefield. White Sands National Monument preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here. - NPS