The National Park Handbook Series

National Park Handbooks, compact introductionsto the great natural and historic places administeredby the National Park Service, are designedto promote understanding and enjoyment of theparks. Each is intended to be informative readingand a useful guide before, during, and after a parkvisit. More than 100 titles are in print. This isHandbook 111. You may purchase the handbooksthrough the mail by writing to Superintendent ofDocuments, U.S. Government Printing Office,Washington DC 20402.

About This Book

Devils Tower National Monument is in the BlackHills of northeastern Wyoming. The major attractionsare the volcanic rock Tower and protectedprairie dog communities. This handbook is publishedin support of the National Park Service’smanagement policies and interpretive programs atthe park. Part 1 of the handbook gives a brief introductionto the park and its history; Part 2 takesa close look at the area’s natural history and, inparticular, prairie dogs; and Part 3 presents concisetravel guide and reference materials.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Main entry under title:

Devils Tower

(National park handbook: 111)

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

Supt. of docs. no.: I 29.9/5:111

1. Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)

I. United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications.

II. Series: Handbook (United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications); 111.

F767.D47D48 978.7′13 81-607961

AACR2

Contents

Part 1 Welcome to Devils Tower 4

Mateo Tepee 9

Part 2 Taking a Closer Look 20

By Greg Beaumont

A Day at Devils Tower 22

Prairie Dogs: A Tight-Knit Society 48

Part 3 Guide and Adviser 66

Regional Map 68

Visiting the Park 69

Park Regulations 71

Climbing the Tower 72

Nearby National Parks 74

Not So Nearby National Parks 76

Armchair Explorations 78

Index 79

1 Welcome to Devils Tower

Rising nearly straight up fromthe plains, Devils Tower accentua

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