Devil's Tower

Devil's Tower was declared America's first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.   The tower itself rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River.  The park itself spreads over 1347 acres and is covered with pine forests, woodlands and grasslands.  It is populated with deer, prairie dogs and other wildlife.  It is sacred site for many American Indians known as Bears Lodge.

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