- Devils Tower National Monument (Mato Tipila in Lakota) is a national monument in Crook County, Northeast Wyoming. The monument is the core of an ancient volcano...
- Long an inspiration and attraction for nature lovers and mountain climbers, Devils Tower was the first site to be named a National Monument in the United States.
- Hiking Devils Tower is the perfect way to experience this special place found on many travellers’ bucket lists.
- In this guide we explain everything you need to know about visiting Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming for the first time, based on our experience.
- Devils Tower is best characterized by its numerous, long crack systems. Free climbing routes, that lead to the Summit, range from 5.6 to 5.12 in difficulty.
- 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.
- In recent years, about 1% of the Monument’s 400,000 annual visitors climbed Devils Tower, mostly using traditional climbing techniques.
- The tower was first scaled in 1893 by local resident William Rogers. It takes the average climber between 4-6 hours to reach the summit of Devils Tower.
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- Steven Spielberg’s 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' made Devils Tower famous when it premiered in 1977.