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TitleView of the Killpecker Sand Dunes in Wyoming's Red Desert, north of Rock Springs. The dunes, formed about 1 million years ago when volcanoes spewed lava and hot ash over much of what is today Sweetwater County. Millennia of dormancy and wind erosion turned the volcanic materials into thousands of acres of exceptionally soft sand, pldhigh to create a sandy playground, especially popular with those riding dune buggiesTypeStill ImageCollectionSubjectAmericaKillpecker Sand DunesSand dunesDune buggiesDigital photographs--Color--2010-2020 (GMGPC)United States--Wyoming--Sweetwater County. (LOCAL)NoteForms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Wyoming Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.Authorized Access PointHighsmith, Carol M., 1946- View of the Killpecker Sand Dunes in Wyoming's Red Desert, north of Rock Springs. The dunes, formed about 1 million years ago when volcanoes spewed lava and hot ash over much of what is today Sweetwater County. Millennia of dormancy and wind erosion turned the volcanic materials into thousands of acres of exceptionally soft sand, pldhigh to create a sandy playground, especially popular with those riding dune buggies