Lake Lucero
USA /
New Mexico /
White Sands /
World
/ USA
/ New Mexico
/ White Sands
World / United States / New Mexico
El. 3890 ft.
Most of the gypsum sand that forms the white sands dune field originates in Lake Lucero, a dry lake bed in the southwestern corner of the Whie Sands National Monument. Large gypsum crystals, called selenite, are formed here. As the crystals are exposed to the weather, they break down into sand-size particles, which are blown by southwesterly winds into the dune field.
Most of the gypsum sand that forms the white sands dune field originates in Lake Lucero, a dry lake bed in the southwestern corner of the Whie Sands National Monument. Large gypsum crystals, called selenite, are formed here. As the crystals are exposed to the weather, they break down into sand-size particles, which are blown by southwesterly winds into the dune field.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 32°42'23"N 106°24'31"W
- Organ Mountains 36 km
- Range 72 42 km
- Doña Ana Mountains 47 km
- Centennial Range 64 km
- Upper Valley 67 km
- Holloman Air Force Base 76 km
- Impact area 103 km
- Permanent High Explosive Test Site 104 km
- smaller impact 107 km
- BLM Land 148 km
- White Sands National Park 11 km
- The White Sands Loop 18 km
- NRTF 21 km
- NASA White Sands Space Harbor 26 km
- San Andres Mountains 27 km
- White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) 28 km
- Treasure Mountain 34 km
- Holloman Air Force Base 38 km
- White Sands Missile Range 41 km
- Chalk Hills 60 km
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