Devils Tower

Devils Tower occupies an isolated igneous rise in the Bear Lodge Mountains of northeastern Wyoming. Rising above the Belle Fourche River valley, the formation is known for its near-vertical columns of phonolite porphyry, formed as cooling magma fractured. It is the centerpiece of Devils Tower National Monument, proclaimed in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt as the first U.S. national monument. The tower is also sacred in the traditions of several Plains Indigenous nations, and a voluntary climbing closure in June respects ceremonial use. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of northeastern Wyoming connects with the Black Hills and High Plains.

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