Yucca plant (Yucca elata) with dry opened seed pods, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, NM, USA.

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Yucca plant (Yucca elata) with dry opened seed pods, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, NM, USA. White Sands National Park is an American national park located in the state of New Mexico on Route 70 approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Alamogordo and 52 miles (84 km) northeast of Las Cruces, in western Otero County and northeastern Doña Ana County. The park is situated at an average elevation of about 4,000 feet (1,219 m) in the Tularosa Basin and comprises the southern part of a 275 sq mi (710 km2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. The gypsum dunefield is the largest of its kind on Earth.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: White Sands National Monument Historic District, New Mexico, USA
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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