Address: WY-110, Devils Tower, WY 82714, USA
Phone: +13074675283
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Amaranth Sander
Also called Bear Lodge. Absolutely incredible. Seeing it from a distance was just amazing and seeing it up close brings an entirely different dimension to it. We walked the trail around the base of it which gave great views of it and the boulder field. It’s such a unique feature, if you’re in the area you should go visit. Seeing the birds flying around it makes it seem so dynamic and alive. And there are animals living on the top!
Missie Briggs
I’m still mad I didn’t know about this or had seen this sooner. We went on a beautiful sunny 70 degree day. If I can hike all the way around it, many people should. It was rough in some spots but I loved every minute of it. At one point I just had to sit down and take it all in. Don’t rush through, take your time. It was worth every minute. Make sure you go to the bathroom before heading up though. And take water!!! 😎 and a camera!! Absolutely one of the coolest things I have ever seen!
Sean Kelly
Truly magnificent! This was more impressive than I originally thought. The park was great and there is an easy trail that takes about 45 minutes to walk around the entire monument. I was so happy we took the time to make the trip. The park had a convenient layout that was easy to get in and out of. There is beautiful scenery all around the site. Entrance fee is $25 for an auto but national parks passes are accepted. Highly recommended!
Eugene Papkov
Definitely worth the stop if you're on the way to Yellowstone from the east. Impressive and very specific rock formation with hexagonal columns. The camp at the base of the tower was completely full and we were able to stay just only because one young lady agreed to share her spot with us... So, book ahead if you planning to stay here for the night.
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No. I believe it is the inside of an ancient volcano
The trail that you walk around the base of the tower is 1.3 miles
There was a fellow who parachuted onto the top and spent more than a week there before they figured out how to get him down.
Devil's Tower is actually east of Yellowstone, and no...it's not part of Yellowstone National Park. A simple Google search states Devil's Tower is 6 hours and 15 minutes from Yellowstone. The simple search will also provide you with a visual map and directions.
Agreed, Bear's Lodge is what it should be called.
You can get a great view of both sides from two different parking areas. Devil's tower is also a great place for night sky watching, which is best done from the accessible parking areas.
The igneous material that forms the Tower is a phonolite porphyry intruded about 40.5 million years ago, a light to dark-gray or greenish-gray igneous rock with conspicuous crystals of white feldspar. As the magma cooled, hexagonal (and sometimes 4-, 5-, and 7-sided) columns formed
There are actually a three theories. So, nobody really knows for sure. A volcanic plug. An ancient mushroom dome. A coolant shaft. But, my favorite is a giant bear that chased kids up a rock and cut the grooves with its claws.
The name Devils Tower originated in 1875 during Expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean bad God's Tower all information signs in that area use the name Devils Tower following a geographic naming standard whereby the apostrophe is omitted.
Ya look that one up. There's a long story and interesting one.
I believe it if he camped on the tower, in the 70 ‘s, anything was possible. ⭐️🌸
I already claimed it. Double stampies, no take backs.
The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God'sTower
I'd say yes, there's a certain energy.....
Nope, once you're out of a state or national park you can.
The Tower wasn't made overnight. Millions of years ago this was underground water where the tower was created, yes as mentioned by Quinton it is a lacolith meaning it was created from pressure and plate tectonic pressure where lava is spilled and hardend slowly and horizontal instead of upward thus this creation from the long distant past. The great lake Bonneville covered this area at a low level at the time where many of the awesome formations out west come from.
Northeast Wyoming, not far from South Dakota and Montana.
1977 I believe
https://www.nps.gov/deto/planyourvisit/fees.htm 25 for cars, 20 for motorcycles, 15 for individuals Annual pass for all National parks - 80$
As far as I know its not closed tho it ma close during hours of darkness
Just read all of the submitted questions.
The tower about 200000000 years. The designation as a national monument was as the first one in 1906
President Roosevelt thought that natural resources like Yellowstone, Devils tower should be preserved so future generations of Americans could enjoy them.
Its the tallest volcanic column in the world, if that counts. Outside of that, no records in place since Guinness is a book for mainly human records.
Don't forget to check out the prairie dogs in the field on the way in on the left. You can walk up to and around it. Its not that far from entrance to it, I'm guessing a couple miles
There is camping in the park, but we stayed in the KOA RV campground literally just outside the park because it was reasonably priced and had all the amenities we wanted.
It is connected to the ground. Similar to a volcano or a mountain.
Down at the base of the tower,there are some shops that have RV and big rig parking
Bear Lodge (devil's Tower) is over 1260 feet tall. A very challenging climb. Trails around it are managable by the average adult. About 20 minutes.
It was our Nations 1st, when Teddy Roosevelt was President
According to Wikipedia "The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower".[8] All information signs in that area use the name "Devils Tower", following a geographic naming standard whereby the apostrophe is eliminated."
Not officially but it is a great place to watch Close Encounters of the 3rd kind
Because it is s unique geological feature to the landscape of NE Wyoming, plus it is of great importance to many Nativ
Tall, brown, alien port, and rough.
There's supposed to be a per car entry fee, but due to staffing this is sometimes by the honor system. Same for the campsites, it's a sight worth the minimal cost of entry, and a nice place to camp for a few nights as well.
I camped in the black hills and drove in. I know there are some nearby places for camping but think most of them are closed for the winter. The roads are pretty bad this time of year.
Sandeep is correct. The Tower is in Wyoming. The Peak is in Oregon. They are not the same.
That's a no for me, Cheif
It was the 1st national monument established September 24 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Not sure? Legend is two Indian girls was being chased by a grizzly they prayed for help so God raised them up on the tower but the bear also grew and clawed at the sides that's the legend
One lady said it took her 10 hours to climb theres nothing on top anyways. You just have rock climb like tom cruise
We paid $25 for a car, other vehicles are more or less expensive, that's the only cost
Just "Devils" Tower as in the name.
There's just grass.
No. There is a trail around the tower, but not up to the top. Mountaineers do climb to the top.
It's not. That's the white man's name for it. The real name is bear lodge. https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/historyculture/aboutthename.htm
Not that I know of, but it is icy in the winter. The explanation of why it is called Devils Tower is there when you get there.
Because all you have to do is think about how stupid the average person is and realize that half of them are even dumber than that.
You may find this link helpful, https://www.nps.gov/deto/planyourvisit/climbing.htm
You are asking inches??? It's huge! 867 feet - translated in inches - 10,404 inches.
Magna pushed up and as it cools it contacted to foarm the collem like look.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower#Origin_of_Name
Although that would be pretty cool, no. Devils tower was formed when an ancient volcano went extinct and the magma cooled into solid igneous rock. The looser sediment around the volcano eroded away, leaving only a massive tower of stone in the center. Tl;dr,: magma from a volcano cooled into rock and the rest washed away.
The simplest explanation is that Devils Tower is a stock—a small intrusive body formed by magma which cooled underground and was later exposed by erosion (Figure 1). In 1907, scientists Darton and O'Hara decided that Devils Tower must be an eroded remnant of a laccolith.
There are a few different stories about Devil's Tower. Worth googling and doing research on it. But it is something which is worth the short drive off the main path to see
It isn't. The Devil's Castle is in Utah, and the Devil's Tower is in Wyoming.
yep no
No Jerry it is solid basalt. It is not a tree and it is not Hollow . Whoever told you that is either teasing you or lying to you
People who climb can get to the top. I don't think they would allow helicopters
I dont think so I've never seen anyone doing it
No Do NOT TAKE ANYTHING!! This is scared grounds to native Americans. As stated above leave it how you found it or donate time or money to improve it. Thank you .
I just expected to see more. I was THE ONLY one in the park. Amazing experience. As the wind blew, i could hear crackling coming from all around me (from the wind blowing the trees that were covered in ice on the side facing the wind
Not much
Not man made, which geologically makes it America's first natural monument! But face it, we also go there because of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind "!
Devil's tower is a rock formation. It is actually an ancient volcano shaft that cooled down and hardened millions of years ago. After the earth around it erroded away the tower remained reaching hundreds of feet into the air. Must see site if you are nearby.
I was there last Monday and everything was good to go.
Yes, but not up to the visitor center. There's a place to park the MH and you can drive your car up to the visitor center. You will fit in the campground - we fit just fine with a 33 foot MH with toad.
Needles Highway which is located in Custer State Park..it's the picture that comes to my mind...but one I'm thinking of is you see Mt Rushmore thru...Devil's Tower is one of my favorite places...
No, but they filmed a movie called "Close Encounters" at this locations. It's about aliens.
This is made of phonolite porphyry. phonolite porphyry is a igneous rock, meaning it was formed as a magma or cooled lava. This might have occurred below the surface of earth thousands of years ago and as the top soil gets eroded this rock formation was exposed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower
They have RV sites. And I did see someone come in with semi truck but it wasn't pulling it's normal trailer, instead it was pulling a large camper. I hope that answers your question.
Depends on your interpretation of the word, and the religious beliefs of the original North Amercian inhabitants. I invite you to read the following from a Wikapedia article; The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower".[9] All information signs in that area use the name "Devils Tower", following a geographic naming standard whereby the apostrophe is omitted.[10] Native American names for the monolith include: "Bear's House" or "Bear's Lodge" (or "Bear's Tipi", "Home of the Bear", "Bear's Lair"; Cheyenne, Lakota Matȟó Thípila, CrowDaxpitcheeaasáao "Home of Bears"[11]), "Aloft on a Rock" (Kiowa), "Tree Rock", "Great Gray Horn",[9] and "Brown Buffalo Horn" (Lakota Ptehé Ǧí).[citation needed]
A tree root, that is petrified. It's like a fossilized dinosaur
Fun is relative. If you like walking on trails around devil's tower, I guess. But we only stayed there for 30 minutes.
There is no inside. You must ask permission from the Park service and show you have experience. Calm the Ranger office before attempting.
1..It was featured in Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. 2..it us a shear cliff straight up. 3. You can get right up to it with minimal effort. 4. It's unique.
5,112 feet!
I believe like an earth quake machine type of thing. But it is so cool. Doesnt the bottom look like a tree stump? Can you imagine the size of it and how far away people could see it? It is amazingly beautiful
It is believed to be solid rock. Natives have creation story about Natives escaping bears & they clawed the rocks to climb as the Great Spirit raised them to safety. So I'm sure the nickname comes from that or the belief that it was huge & unclimbable at the time. It is like something out of Revelations.
In French please.
It's a geological formation thought to be an igneous (volcanic) intrusion.
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Yes, there's a ghost inside coming after your shipoopy. Better watch out! ;-)
The predominant theory is that the structure is a result of "igneous intrusion". Imagine the land in the area settling after a major eruption some 40 million years ago, and it where the main vent where the eruption emanates from. As the rocks formed and settled, a larger dome of softer rocks formed over the area and after millennia of erosion had worn away the softer rock, Devils Tower is all that remains. This is still a theory, keep in mind. There are many stories of how the structure came to be.
The tower is made from hundreds of individual volcanic tubes that joined together to make the tower. Go on line and read about the geology of Devils Tower. When you walk around the tower, you can see the tubes and the erosion of specific tubes.
We had no problems using ours to cover the fee.
I am thinking cheapest flight might be to Denver from Europe then rent a car and drive. Impossible to get there directly by train plus many amazing sites and adventures on the way.
Their website has lots of good information and should be a great place to start https://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm
You will need to register with the park service there. There is one month, June I think, where you are asked not to climb.
Info at the park said it came from the misinterpretation of it's name from an expedition in the 1870's.
No. Because the movie was not filmed there it eas filmed on a set. The ranger station is rather informative though but again nothing to do with aliens, the ones from outer space of course, or abductions ot UFOs or string theory or none of that nonsense.
https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/management/statistics.htm Find info here for 2017. Most likely over half million a year now.
it is in the northeast corner of Wyoming, and not too terribly far from the Custer Battlefield location if you're interested in military
Don't know, it's the core from ancient volcano.
Check out Close Encounters the movie...it wad shot at this location
There surrounding softer rock and plains have eroded away leaving the striking columnar formations
"The name Devil's Tower originated in 1875 during an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, when his interpreter reportedly misinterpreted a native name to mean "Bad God's Tower".[9] All information signs in that area use the name "Devils Tower", following a geographic naming standard whereby the apostrophe is eliminated.[10]". --Wikipedia
Campground only in the park. It is very clean and kept up well. Camping is very inexpensive. Nearby hotels are expensive, but if this is a stop towards your destination towns a little farther away have decent pricing - and they are not too far.
We purchased a National Park Annual Pass for $80. He can drive his car into any National Park for free. Besides what is posted above.
It is someplace that you should stop to see in person. Your aunt would not want to take a walker all around the tower, but she can get close enough to see the tower without having to look through a forest.
there is no scientific evidence to support that hypothesis. it just appears visually in some way
No
Did you get this information from a reliable source or is this an option?
It was made up of ancient lava tubes and is now dormant for 40 million years
Some suggest it's the petrified trunk of an a giant, ancient tree. Geologists would argue that it was formed by magma being forced to the surface, and what's left is the eroded remains.
Look up Devils Tower on Wikipedia. There is a good description of the varying theories on the evolution of the Tower
Its an unique rock formation. According to the Native American tribes of the Kiowa and Lakota, a group of girls went out to play and were spotted by several giant bears, who began to chase them. In an effort to escape the bears, the girls climbed atop a rock, fell to their knees, and prayed to the Great Spirit to save them. Hearing their prayers, the Great Spirit made the rock rise from the ground towards the heavens so that the bears could not reach the girls. The bears, in an effort to climb the rock, left deep claw marks in the sides, which had become too steep to climb. Those are the marks which appear today on the sides of Devils Tower. When the girls reached the sky, they were turned into the stars of the Pleiades. Otherwise its an igneous rock formation.
It's not a volcano. Wikipedia it, it's really interesting.
I think it could possibly be an ancient Petrified tree stump. I'm told it Is the remains from a Volcano eruption long ago. Cool huh?
Crook county, Wyoming. WY-110, Devil's Tower, WY 82714
I'm not sure if you mean the attitude or the actual height of the monument. I hope this answers your question: The tower rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet (265 m) from summit to base. The summit is 5,112 feet(1,559 m) above sea level.
It will be awe-inspiring, WEATHER you go in the morning or afternoon. It gets overcast at night, though. 🛸🌌
Devils Tower is a human name for a natural phenomenon in which a volcanic occlusion formed deep underground, solidified, and was eventually exposed by erosion.
You will have to stay in Gillette for an acceptable accommodation. Its an hour away.
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