Devils Tower
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
- 1,553 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Centennial Monument: 15.9 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 16.0 mi
- 10 Commandments: 16.1 mi
- Robert and Elizabeth Fisk House: 16.5 mi
- Sixth Ward Park Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Jubilee Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 15.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
- Exploration Works Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Exploration Works: 16.0 mi
- Montana Heritage Center: 16.1 mi
- Montana's Museum: 16.1 mi
- Holter Museum of Art: 16.4 mi
- Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center: 16.9 mi
- Thomas Francis Meagher Statue: 16.2 mi
- "Extra! Extra!": 16.6 mi
- The Bullwhacker Statue: 16.6 mi
- Womens Mural: 16.7 mi
- The Prospectors Sculpture and Fountain: 16.7 mi
- Fish Hawk Day use Area: 12.0 mi
- Lorelei day use area: 13.3 mi
- Great Northern Carousel: 16.0 mi
- Lewis and Clark Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Lewis Clark picnic: 13.7 mi
- Louisville: 15.5 mi
- Marysville: 21.9 mi
- Black Sandy Beach: 3.3 mi
- Spring Gulch Water Source: 10.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moors Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,432 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,381 m | 6.7 mi |
| Avalanche Butte | E 97° | 2,344 m | 16.8 mi |
| Greenhorn Mountain | WSW 255° | 2,289 m | 23.3 mi |
| Middleman Mountain | E 79° | 2,283 m | 7.5 mi |
| Candle Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,269 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 38° | 2,246 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bilk Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,236 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:39 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 15:51 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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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