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Devils Tower National Monument – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

Thursday, August 28, 2014 by Lolli 3 Comments

 

It feels like a lifetime since we stopped at Devils Tower in Wyoming. My husband has wanted to see Devil’s Tower in person since he was a kid who loved the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and it just happened to be on the road between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone as we made our way across the country.

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

Some interesting facts about Devils Tower National Monument:

  • Devils Tower is the very first National Monument in the United States. It was the declared a national Monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  • Devils Tower is 867 feet from its base to the summit. It stands 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River and is 5,112 feet above sea level.
  • The base of the Tower is 1 mile around.
  • The summit of the Tower is approximately 1 1/2 acres, about 200 ft. by 400 ft….or about the size of a football field.
  • The local Indians had several different names for Devils Tower, including Mato Tipila, meaning Bear Lodge. Other names include Bear’s Tipi, Home of the Bear, Tree Rock and Great Gray Horn. In 1875, on an expedition, an interpreter misinterpreted the name to mean Bad God’s Tower, later shortened to Devils Tower.
  • Devils Tower is made up of Phonolite porphyry, which is similar in composition to granite but lacks quartz. You could compare it to a bunch of pencils held together by gravity.

Facts found on the Devils Tower website.

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument Wyoming

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. shelly peterson says

    Monday, September 8, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    How awesome, what a neat experience. Love the pics and the facts about the Devils Tower National Monument

  2. Jill Morgenstern says

    Friday, August 29, 2014 at 4:06 pm

    Wow! Great pictures, interesting facts and a fun blast from the past (the movie). :-)

  3. bettyl - NZ says

    Friday, August 29, 2014 at 6:27 am

    That looks like a spectacular place!

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