Devil’s Tower Mountain located in Wyoming, USA is a world famous destination. The world famous Devil’s Tower mountain with a height of 386m was formed about 65 million years ago by volcanic activities. Many tourists can’t help but be surprised by the shape of Devil’s Tower like the hip of a young girl.
Devils Tower is a giant stone block in the form of a vertical column with a peak of 1558m above sea level, located 386m above the surrounding terrain, in the northeast of Wyoming, USA.
This natural wonder was designated by President Theodore Roosevelt as America’s first National Monument on September 24, 1906. The Devil’s Tower was first known in 1893 by two men named William Rogers and Willard Ripley. The breathtaking landscape surrounding is mostly sedimentary rock.
Formed about 50 million years ago, the Devil’s Tower still exists today. For Native Americans, this place is associated with many legends and legends, and is considered by the Aborigines to be a sacred place to conduct important ceremonies during the year.
This mountain was once a sacred site for several tribes living here including: Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Kiowa.
Devil’s Tower Mountain was formed about 65 million years ago by volcanic activity.
Each tribe has its own anecdotes and legends about Devil’s Tower. However, the common point of the stories is about the giant bear and the “god” rock.
The most popular story about this mountain is about an Indian tribe that used to live here. The area where they live is very frequented by bears. One day, 7 little girls ran out to play far away from where the tribe lived. Suddenly, a giant black bear rushed out and was about to catch the children to eat. Seeing the big, ferocious bear, the girls rushed to the village but couldn’t make it in time, so they jumped on a small rock. Next, the children knelt down and begged the rock for help. Hearing the children’s pleas, the rock slowly rose to lift them up from the pursuit of the big bear.
Each tribe has its own anecdotes and legends about Devil’s Tower.
However, the bear jumped up and clung to the rock. Seeing that, the rock continued to grow taller and the bear could no longer crawl up. Finally, it fell to the ground. The girls escaped the bear’s clutches and turned into a small constellation called the Pleiades.
This story is said to explain why the Devil’s Tower has so many lines that are left by the bear’s scratch when chasing children.