What lives on Devils Tower?

Squirrels, including prairie dogs, are some of the most visible animals at Devils Tower National Monument.
  • Rodents and Shrews. Rodents and shrews comprise the largest variety of species within the park, and the smallest animals by body type!
  • Rabbits. ...
  • Weasels.




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Lichens cover parts of the tower, and sage, moss, and grass grow on its top.

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Devils Tower Richard Dodge. In 1875, he commanded the military escort for a scientific expedition into the Black Hills. Keeping a journal during this expedition, Dodge wrote that the Indians call this place 'bad god's tower,' a name adopted with proper modification... And so the label Devil's Tower was created.

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So he knew that all the time he had been on top of this big rock he had been standing on a big bear's lodge. From this time on his nation called this big high rock Mato Tipila and they went there often to worship. The buffalo skull is still on top of this big high rock and can be seen on the highest point.

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According to the traditional beliefs of Native American peoples, the Kiowa and Lakota, a group of girls went out to play and were spotted by several giant bears, who began to chase them. In an effort to escape the bears, the girls climbed atop a rock, fell to their knees, and prayed to the Great Spirit to save them.

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