Devils Tower National Monument protects Devils Tower, a distinctive igneous rock monolith rising abruptly from the surrounding prairie and pine forest in northeastern Wyoming. Proclaimed by President Theodore Roosevelt on September 24, 1906, under the newly enacted Antiquities Act, it was the first area in the United States to be designated a national monument. The tower's fluted columns, formed as igneous rock cooled and cracked, rise high above the Belle Fourche River valley and hold deep spiritual significance for multiple Plains tribes, who know it by names including Bear Lodge. It is administered by the US National Park Service.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body IUCN Category Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category) Sources
1. Devils Tower - Wikipedia
Infobox: Established
September 24, 1906
Infobox: Area
1,346 acres (5.45 km2)
Infobox: Governing body
National Park Service
Infobox: IUCN category
III (natural monument or feature)
Governing body field (existing citation)
National Park Service
entity-description, realm terrestrial
Devils Tower National Monument protects Devils Tower, a distinctive igneous rock monolith rising abruptly from the surrounding prairie and pine forest in northeastern Wyoming.
View the Source2. Basic Information - Devils Tower National Monument (NPS)
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Devils Tower was designated as America's first national monument in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Wikidata: Devils Tower National Monument
- Wikidata Q28920023, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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