If it's and old volcano? How or why is it flat at the top?

Tony N | Jan 19, 2019 | Category: National park

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Address: WY-110, Devils Tower, WY 82714, USA

Erik Faust | Jan 20, 2019

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.

Tony N | Jan 20, 2020

🤔 Interesting.. Thanks

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