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Lake Lucero with the San Andres Mountains to the west. National Park Service photo. [1] Selenite crystals that formed as the lake water evaporated. Lake Lucero is a playa located within that section of the Tularosa Basin that is contained within White Sands National Park in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
White Sands National Park is a national park of the United States located in New Mexico and completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km 2 ) in the Tularosa Basin , including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi (710 km 2 ) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
Surface water that does not evaporate or soak into the ground eventually accumulates at playas (intermittently dry lake beds), the largest of which is Lake Lucero, at 3888 feet elevation, at the southwest end of the White Sands dunes. The White Sands are a 710-km 2 (275-mi 2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. To the north ...
White Sands National Park is home to the largest gypsum dune field and collection of Ice Age fossilized tracks. ... The 275-square-mile dune field was once underwater of the 1,600-square-mile Lake ...
White Sands National Park is home to the largest gypsum dune field and collection of Ice Age fossilized tracks. ... The 275-square-mile dune field was once underwater of the 1,600-square-mile Lake ...
More than 45,000 people visited White Sands National Park in January, according to National Park Service data.
The gypsum crystals of White Sands National Park are formed in Lake Lucero. Water drains from the mountains carrying dissolved gypsum and collects in Lake Lucero. After the water dries, the winds pick up the gypsum crystals and distribute them over the basin. [30]: 37
Lake Otero; Lake Lucero; Once much larger, the present day lake is an alkali lake and the main source of gypsum for White Sands National Park, the largest gypsum dune field in the world. Great Basin. Mono Lake Lee Vining, California.