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Devils Tower

Devils Tower (also known as Matȟó Thípila or Bear Lodge) is a laccolithic butte, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 ft (264 m) from summit to…

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Location
Crook County, Wyoming, United States
Easiest route
Durrance Route
Elevation
5,112 ft (1,558 m) NAVD 88
First ascent
William Rogers and Willard Ripley, July 4, 1893
Mountain type
Laccolith
Parent range
Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills

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Climbing

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National Register of Historic Places

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Devils Tower

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Devils Tower

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related to Name · 25
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related to Geology · 24
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related to Climbing · 15
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related to history · 12
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related to Native American cultural beliefs · 11
Devils Tower → According, Great Spirit, Hearing, Kiowa, Lakota, Native American, Pleiades, The, Those, To, When
related to External links · 7
Devils Tower → Devils Tower National Monument, Internet Archive, National Park Service, National Park ServiceThe, Public, Stone, Tower
related to National Register of Historic Places · 6
Devils Tower → Area Historic DistrictTower Ladder, Devils Tower National Monument, Entrance RoadEntrance StationOld Headquarters, Four, Historic Places, National Register
related to Incidents · 4
Devils Tower → Rescues, September, Seven, The
Coordinates · 1
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Easiest route · 1
Devils Tower → Durrance Route

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Devils TowerElevation5,112 ft (1,558 m) NAVD 881.00infobox
Devils TowerFirst ascentWilliam Rogers and Willard Ripley, July 4, 18931.00infobox
Devils TowerLocationCrook County, Wyoming, United States1.00infobox
Devils TowerMountain typeLaccolith1.00infobox
Devils TowerParent rangeBear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills1.00infobox
Devils TowerTopo mapUSGS Devils Tower1.00infobox
Devils Towerrelated to ClimbingAs0.60section
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