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Devils Tower

Devils Tower, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Tower rises to 1,553 m in Montana. Moors Mountain stands 2,432 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Creek Recreational Area, a park 3.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States

Wikidata Q49024609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1553 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.78549, -111.83943

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek Recreational Area: 3.0 mi
  • Black Sandy State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Gates of the Mountains Game Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • Shannon Boat Launch: 11.0 mi
  • Beartooth Game Management Area: 11.9 mi
Peaks
  • Sawtooth Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Cap Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Sacajawea Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Hogback Mountain: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Centennial Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Mary Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial: 16.0 mi
  • 10 Commandments: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Museums: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Fish Hawk Day use Area: 12.0 mi
  • Lorelei day use area: 13.3 mi
  • Great Northern Carousel: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Lewis Clark picnic: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Gulch Water Source: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Dearborn Rest Area: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Devils Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moors MountainNNE 33°2,432 m8.7 mi
Hogback MountainENE 65°2,381 m6.7 mi
Avalanche ButteE 97°2,344 m16.8 mi
Greenhorn MountainWSW 255°2,289 m23.3 mi
Middleman MountainE 79°2,283 m7.5 mi
Candle MountainNNE 19°2,269 m7.9 mi
Sheep MountainNE 38°2,246 m6.4 mi
Bilk MountainESE 115°2,236 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:40
June solstice05:3420:3921:26
September equinox07:1518:4719:27
December solstice08:1015:5116:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232736455462716959463323
Precip in0.40.40.51.01.92.21.11.01.00.80.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena AP Asos, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 800697 — Devils Tower, Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

OpenStreetMap element node/357956617

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