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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an United States National Park spotted in the San Luis Valley, in the easternmost parts of Alamosa County and Saguache County, Colorado, United States. Basically made as Great Sand Dunes National Monument on March 17, 1932, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was secured by a demonstration of the United States Congress on September 13, 2004. 

Great Sand Dunes National Park, spotted in the state of Colorado in the United States, envelops a range of 340 square kilometers (130 square miles, or 85,000 sections of land) of heavenly sand hills. The 12,000 year old sand hills incorporate the tallest rises in North America, climbing 230 meters (750 feet) above the valley floor. The recreation center holds other scene characteristics discovered in the high betray, for example snow capped lakes, tundra, timberlands, fields, and wetlands, all of which furnish environments for numerous sorts of natural life. Guests to the recreation center can revel in climbing over the hills, however it is savvy to either keep the guest focus in sight, or carry a compass, as there are no checked trails on the always showing signs of change ridges. 

Great Sand Dunes National Park was one of the numerous United States national parks and landmarks made throughout the Great Depression (1932). In its unique shape it secured just the ridges themselves. Notwithstanding, it has stretched altogether since its roots, due in vast part to concern around inhabitants of close-by neighborhoods about the necessity to ensure the watershed holding the rises. 

In the hot time of year, daytime air temperatures seldom achieve 90 °f, with normal temperatures in the 70s-80s °f. Summer nights are shockingly cool on account of the height of 8200' above ocean level, with lows now and then dropping into the 40s. Evening thundershowers are regular in July and August with co-partnered winds and lightning. Be ready to leave the ridges speedily if rainstorms debilitate: lightning strikes are normal and may be lethal. Fall is ordinarily gentle, with Indian summer days. Highs normal in the 60s -70s °f, with crisp nights in the 20s -30s °f. Be ready, however, for the incidental chilly fall storm, carrying frosty drizzle or even snow. 

It is extremely simple to experience the hill building procedure. This is an extremely breezy locale, as climbers on the Sand Dunes will bear witness to, as on numerous days they will be pelted by sand and even modest rocks when climbing on the rises. The wind conveys sand and shakes from numerous miles away. While the rises don't change area or estimate that frequently, there are still allegorical hills that begin in the sand sheet, the external zone around the ridges, and relocate towards the primary hill field. 

Great Sand Dunes National Park