devils tower geology

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 summit is 5,112 feet above sea le…
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 summit is 5,112 feet above sea level.
  • Elevation: 5,112 ft (1,558 m)
  • Location: Crook County, Wyoming, United States
  • Parent range: Bear Lodge Mountains, part of the Black Hills
  • Topo map: USGS Devils Tower
  • Mountain type: Laccolith
  • First ascent: William Rogers and Willard Ripley, July 4, 1893
  • Easiest route: Durrance Route

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