The Devil's Tower It is a peculiar and imposing formation that rises to the 386 meters ground. It is in the state of Wyoming, and was declared the first National Monument of USA in 1906 by President Roosevelt. It is a place famous for its appearance in some films like Seven Spielberg's "Encounters in the Third Phase".
Its name comes from a indian legend which said that at the top of this mountain, the "god of evil" redoubled his drums to imitate thunder. In this way, it frightened the entire region. There is another legend that tells that its gigantic vertical striations were created by a huge bear. However, from a geological point of view, it is known that wind and water erosion have been modeling and creating this peculiar form of the structure.
The origin of this mysterious mountain it is still uncertain. There is a hypothesis that you consider to be a hardened lava column. Which would never have reached the surface to become a volcano. Previously this formation was surrounded by lighter rock, but over the years this layer has been eroded to definitively give rise to this spectacular tower.
It is a truly spectacular place and it is especially striking its environment where you can see a multitude of hexagonal columns that have appeared due to the magmatic intrusion of the terrain. Although it is surrounded by a protected park of approximately five square kilometers, unlike most international landscapes of these characteristics, climbing is permitted.
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