Devils Tower is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises 1,267 feet above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet from summit to base. The Tower is an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the prairie surrounding the Black Hills. It is considered sacred by Northern Plains Indians and indigenous people. Hundreds of parallel cracks make it one of the finest crack climbing areas in North America. Devils Tower entices us to learn more, explore more and define our place in the natural and cultural world.
Devils Tower National Monument boasts one of Earth’s most impressive geological features. Spend a day at the monument hiking around the Tower or exploring lesser known areas of the park. There’s accessible parking and restrooms near the Visitor Center, with level access to the building. Inside there’s a collection of interpretive exhibits and a staffed information desk. There are also a few accessible picnic tables outside, if you’d like to pack along a lunch.
Although the trail around the monument is paved, it’s too steep for wheelchair-users and slow walkers. That said there is a graded dirt road near the Visitor Center that leads to an alternative vantage point, for a very scenic view of the towering formation.
