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Devil's Tower, Wyoming, USA

9/2019 - Devil's Tower, Wyoming

I waited 45 minutes or so in this spot for the sun to come out again and this is the best I was able to get...this after the sunny shots on the south side.

flattop frozen volcano

Nikkormat FTN camera, 24mm Nikkor-NC lens, Ektachrome 100 film.

9/2019 - Devil's Tower, Wyoming

This igneous butte rises 867 ft from base to summit and is held sacred by many American Indians and others.

The Milky Way Over Devil's Tower

Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (TWAN)

 

Explanation: Was Devil's Tower once an explosive volcano? Famous for its appearance in films such as Close Encounters, the origin of Devil's Tower in Wyoming, USA is still debated, with a leading hypothesis holding that it is a hardened lava plume that probably never reached the surface to become a volcano. The lighter rock that once surrounded the dense volcanic neck has now eroded away, leaving the dramatic tower. High above, the central band of the Milky Way galaxy arches across the sky. Many notable sky objects are visible, including dark strands of the Pipe Nebula and the reddish Lagoon Nebula to the tower's right. Green grass and trees line the foreground, while moon-illuminated clouds appear near the horizon to the tower's left. Unlike many other international landmarks, mountaineers are permitted to climb Devil's Tower.

 

The best view I found for Devil's Tower. We did a bit of driving around the country roads of Devil's Tower and I found this area. I think the "boys" look pretty good after hiking the perimeter base trail of Devil's Tower, about 1 & 1/3 miles. The boys said this hike was one of their favorite things to do on our mini vacation.

In 1906 President Teddy Roosevelt designated Devils Tower as our 1st national monument. The tower was formed by magma which cooled underground and was later exposed after millions of years of erosion.

 

Totally magnificent sight out there rising above the rolling hills...Close Encounters of the Third Kind to be sure!

Black Hills Vacation 2019

9/2019 - Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower (Lakota: Matȟó Thípila ("Bear Lodge") or Ptehé Ǧí ("Brown Buffalo Horn") (Arapaho: Wox Niiinon) is an igneous intrusion or laccolith in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level.

 

Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres.

 

In recent years, about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower, mostly using traditional climbing techniques.

 

The information above comes from Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower

  

www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm

 

Devils Tower (Lakota: Matȟó Thípila ("Bear Lodge") or Ptehé Ǧí ("Brown Buffalo Horn") (Arapaho: Wox Niiinon) is an igneous intrusion or laccolith in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level.

 

Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1,347 acres.

 

In recent years, about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower, mostly using traditional climbing techniques.

 

The information above comes from Wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower

  

www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm

 

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