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Devils Tower, Wyoming

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Moorcroft census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82714. It lies near Campstool Draw. The Survey maps it on the Devils Tower quadrangle. It stands 3,868 feet above sea level.

Devils Tower within Crook County

On record in Devils Tower

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

37 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Devils Tower between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,280 acres in total. 18 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 1992Natural2.5 acresDevils Tower National MonumentCAMPSTOOL
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresDevils Tower National MonumentWEEHINKLE
11 September 2019Natural1.0 acresCrook CountyDEAN FIRE
30 August 2002Natural80 acresDevils Tower National MonumentBUTTE
30 August 1993Naturalunder an acreDevils Tower National MonumentSNAG2 FIRE
27 August 1997Natural2.0 acresDevils Tower National MonumentN. BOUNDRY
25 August 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresDevils Tower National MonumentDRISKILL D
21 August 1993Naturalunder an acreDevils Tower National MonumentSNAG1 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crook County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Devils Tower: 3 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Belle Fourche River No 2Gypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Campstool 9 and 11UraniumOccurrence
Claim #2UraniumOccurrence
Red Rock 1UraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumProspect

Every working recorded in Crook County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Devils Tower in 62 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 45 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2001HailDevils Tower4 hurt, $10,000no account filed
July 2001LightningDevils Tower2 hurtno account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower1 hurtNumerous reports of broken windows, building damage, extensive camper and vehicle damage, and extensive tree damage throughout the Devils Tower area. There was one injury when a person suffered an elbow contusion from flying debris at a campground and had to receive medical attention.
May 2013HailDevils Tower$200,000no account filed
June 2011HailDevils Tower$25,000no account filed
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Devils Tower$10,000A tornado touched down at a ranch east of Devils Tower, where it destroyed an old house and barn, and snapped and uprooted large Ponderosa pine trees along its track.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower$2,000Strong winds snapped several cottonwood trees 25 inches in diameter.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Numerous trees downed and damaged within Devils Tower National Monument. Some trails within the park were closed for several days for cleanup, including the main trail around the monument.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Pea sized hail also fell with the storm at Devils Tower Junction.
July 2014HailDevils Tower-Hail covered the ground.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph at the visitors' center.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Wind gusts to 70 mph accompanied the storm.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2024HailDevils Tower-no account filed
August 2024HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
May 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2023HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2020HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2020HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2020HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2020HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2020HailDevils Tower-no account filed
May 2019HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2018HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2018Funnel CloudDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2014HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2013HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2013HailDevils Tower-no account filed
August 2013HailDevils Tower-no account filed
August 2013HailDevils Tower-no account filed
May 2013HailDevils Tower-no account filed
April 2012HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2011HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2010HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2010HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2008HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2008HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2008HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2008HailDevils Tower-no account filed
August 2008HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2006HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2006HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2005HailDevils Tower-no account filed
May 2001HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2001HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2001HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 2001HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDevils Tower-no account filed
June 1999HailDevils Tower-no account filed
July 1999HailDevils Tower-no account filed
June 1996HailDevils Tower-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crook County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Carlile Junction6.0 miles13
Hulett8.2 miles12
Carlile9.0 miles15
Oshoto12.8 miles12
New Haven13.3 miles12
Alva15.4 miles12
Seely15.6 miles12
Pine Haven17.1 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q136447945The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1604684. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.