Natural Wonder - Devils Tower
Devil's Tower, Wyoming
Designated as the first National Monument in the United States by President Theodore Roosevelt on September 24, 1906,
Devils Tower
is a 1,267-foot rock formation that juts dramatically out of the
Wyoming prairie. The rock is sacred to many Native American tribes in
the area, including the Lakota Sioux, Crow, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and
Shoshone, who typically hold religious ceremonies in celebration of the
monument in June. Climbers also revere the challenging monolith, and
thousands attempt to scale the monument via 150 routes. The federally
designated park that surrounds Devils Tower covers 1,347 acres.
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