Devils Tower National Monument

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Address:Hwy 110 Bldg 170
Devils Tower, WY 82714
Phone:307-467-5283
Fax:307-467-5350
Web: www.nps.gov/deto/
Size: 1,347 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on September 24, 1906.
Location:Entrance is 33 miles northeast of Moorcroft, Wyoming; 27 miles northwest of Sundance, Wyoming, via US 14; and 52 miles southwest of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, via SD 34/WY 24.
Facilities:Campground (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center, museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Camping, hiking, rock climbing.
Special Features:Devils Tower, the nation's first national monument, is a nearly vertical monolith of igneous rock that rises 1,267 feet above the meandering Belle Fourche River. Known by several northern plains tribes as "Bear Lodge," it is a sacred site of worship for many American Indians. It was also used as a filming site in the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

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(6.) Statistics provided by Christine Czazasty, chief of interpretation, Devils Tower National Monument. E-mail to author.

Protecting sacred sites on public land: religion and alliances in the Mato Tipila-Devils Tower litigation

Just a few days later, a climbing magazine ran a story, and a ranger at Devils Tower National Monument posted a Facebook photo of Kelman atop the tower in a Superman T-shirt ("Goodness," someone commented, "it's straight up").

The Octogenarian and the Monolith: At 87, Robert Kelman is the oldest person to climb Devils Tower

Elsewhere, as Native Americans make their way to the base of Devils Tower National Monument to worship, climbers rappel down the sides of the popular Wyoming monolith.

For decades, Devils Tower National Monument has presented more social challenges than any other climbing haven.

Vertical horizons: our national parks contain the most stunning arenas available to rock climbers anywhere, and preserving these natural areas poses an even bigger challenge than climbing them. Rangers and climbers have done much to bridge the gaps that once separated their camps, but the healing's not over yet

Among these films are: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (filmed in Devils Tower National Monument, 1977), Forrest Gump (Glacier National Park, 1993), Jaws II (Gulf Islands National Seashore, 1977), Planet of the Apes (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, 1967), Star Wars (Death Valley National Park, 1977), and The Fugitive (Blue Ridge Parkway, 1993.)

Did you know? (News and Notes)

The Park Service has released a proposal to reduce traffic congestion at Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming by adding a shuttle service during the peak summer months.

REGIONAL REPORT ON NPCA'S WORK IN THE PARKS

At four units - bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Scott's Bluff National Monument, Devils Tower National Monument, and Fort Laramie National Historic Site active colonies occupy fewer than, 20 acres.

Ghost towns

For more information, write to Superintendent, Devils Tower National Monument, P.O.

Star treks: as urban glow obscures the night sky, some remote parks offer unparalleled opportunities for star-gazing