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Devils Tower

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Devils Tower

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Also known as Devil's Tower, Bear Lodge

klippa i nordöstra Wyoming

Key facts

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
laccolith
Located in
Crook County
Elevation
5112
Material used
phonolite
Official website
www.nps.gov/deto
Image
Flaganddevilstower.jpg
Significant event
first ascent
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located in protected area
Devils Tower National Monument
Commons category
Devils Tower
inception
1906-09-24
significant place
Hulett
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Article · Svenska

Devils Tower (lakota: Matȟó Thípila, ung. "Björnens hem") är en klippa i nordöstra Wyoming i USA, belägen nära städerna Hulett och Sundance i Crook County. Klippan var den första platsen att utses till nationalmonument i USA, på order av president Theodore Roosevelt 24 september 1906. Naturskyddsområdet täcker klippan och ett omgivande område på sammanlagt 545 hektar.

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