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Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge) [8] 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 (386 m) above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 feet (264 m) from ...
Devils Tower: Three buildings constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps 1931–37, noted for their association with the New Deal, the development of the first U.S. National Monument, and for their exemplary NPS Rustic architecture. [6] 4: Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument: Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument: July 24, 2000
The Ladder at Devils Tower was first constructed and used in 1893 by William Rogers and Willard Ripley to publicly ascend Devil's Tower. Two years later Roger's wife Linnie ascended the tower via the ladder, one of a total of about 215 who have used the ladder. The last use was by Babe "The Human Fly" White in 1927. [2]
The Old Headquarters Area at Devils Tower National Monument includes three structures and their surroundings, including the old headquarters building, the custodian's house, and the fire hose house. The buildings are all designed in the National Park Service Rustic style.
The Durrance Route is a climbing route on Devils Tower in Wyoming, United States.First pioneered by Jack Durrance and Harrison Butterworth in September 1938, it was the second free ascent of Devils Tower, following the first ascent led by Fritz Wiessner in 1937.
The entrance road is a 3-mile (4.8 km) long, two-lane, asphalt paved road that spans the distance between the Entrance Station and the visitor parking area located just west of Devil's Tower. The road provides access to the monument's primary developed areas, such as headquarters and visitor center.
The Entrance Station at Devils Tower National Monument is a log cabin in the National Park Service Rustic style, built in 1941. [2] The cabin is based on 1933 plans created by the National Park Service Landscape Division for a now-vanished caretaker's cabin at Aspenglen Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, adapted by NPS architect Howard W. Baker of the Branch of Plans and Design for ...
National Register of Historic Places listings in Devils Tower National Monument — northeast Wyoming. Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Devils Tower National Monument" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.