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Devils Tower

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Devil's Tower
44.590379°N 104.719759°W

Note the columnar jointing.


Devil's Tower
44.592259°N 104.720451°W
Devil's Tower was originally intruded below the surface about 60 million years ago.  Columnar jointing is a prominent feature of the igneous rock.

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Devils Tower

Devils Tower (Lakota: Matȟó Thípila ("Bear Lodge") or Ptehé Ǧí ("Brown Buffalo Horn") (Arapaho: Wox Niiinon ) is an igneous intrusion or laccolith in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,114 feet (1,559 m) above sea level.

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