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White Sands National Monument
Nearby Attractions
New Mexico Museum of Space History and IMAX Theater. In Alamogordo, 19 miles from White Sands National Monument.
 
White Sands Missile Range Museum and Missile Park.  35 miles southwest of White Sands National Monument.
 
Lincoln National Forest.  In the Sacramento Mountains east of Alamogordo.
 
Alameda Park Zoo.  In Alamogordo, 16 miles from White Sands National Monument.
 
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park. South of Alamogordo, 28 miles from White Sands National Monument.
 
Mescalero Apache Indian reservation. 40 miles northeast of White Sands National Monument.
 
Aguirre Spring Recreation Area (Bureau of Land Management).  39 miles southwest of White Sands National Monument. 
 
 
 
Satellite photo of dune field  

Did You Know?
Only a handful of gypsum dune fields exist and the white sands dune field is by far the world's largest, covering 275 square miles.

Last Updated: January 18, 2009 at 14:06 EST