- The Kiowa oral history of Devils Tower is as follows: Seven little girls were playing outside their village when a group of bears started to chase them.
- Be captivated by the mystique and natural beauty of Devils Tower National Monument, a true geological marvel that will leave you in awe.
- Devils Tower National Monument (Mato Tipila in Lakota) is a national monument in Crook County, Northeast Wyoming.
- Geologists Carpenter and Russell studied Devils Tower in the late 1800s and came to the conclusion that the Tower was indeed formed by an igneous intrusion.
- Devils Tower, Wyoming, USA- July 18, 2016: In 1906 President Teddy Roosevelt designated Devils Tower as the nation’s first national monument.
- The rock at Devils Tower is about 40 million years old. The rock is called a phonolite based on its mineral composition, which includes anorthoclase...
- A minimum of two weeks advanced notice is required to book a Devils Tower trip. The trip from Jackson Hole to the Tower usually takes between eight and ten hours.
- Rain and ice continue to erode the sedimentary rocks surrounding the base of the Devils Tower and over a period more of the Devils Tower will be exposed.
- Did you know? - Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument (established on September 24, 1906).
- Many lavas form hexagon-shaped columns as they cool, but none are as large as the column widths (10 feet) at Devils Tower, or as tall.