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Devils Tower
Devils Tower (nama pribumi: Bear Lodge / Matȟó Thípila)
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Information
- Elevation
- 1.558 m
- Country
- United States (US)
- Location / Range
- Bear Lodge Mountains (tepi barat laut Black Hills), Wyoming — Devils Tower National Monument (monumen nasional pertama AS, ditetapkan 1906), dikelola NPS
- Mountain type
- Monolit batuan beku intrusi (kolom fonolit porfiri heksagonal) — bukan gunung berapi aktif
- Volcanic?
- No (non-volcanic)
- Coordinates
- 44.5903, -104.7153
- Difficulty
- Berlapis: jalur dasar sangat mudah (Tower Trail 1,6 km beraspal mengelilingi kaki menara), sementara mencapai puncak menuntut pendakian batu tradisional multi-pitch — rute klasik Durrance dinilai 5.7 hingga jalur 5.13, dengan teknik crack climbing, alat kam, dan rappel.
- Best Season
- Musim panjat semi–gugur (Mei serta Jul–Sep). NPS mengimbau penghentian panjat secara sukarela sepanjang Juni untuk menghormati upacara sakral suku-suku asli. Hindari badai petir dan panas ekstrem musim panas.
- Permits & Rules
- Registrasi WAJIB & gratis di kiosk dekat Tower Trail sebelum dan sesudah memanjat; ada biaya masuk monumen. Dilarang meninggalkan perlengkapan di menara, berkemah di dinding, memahat pegangan, atau memasang anchor permanen.
- Hazards
- Kecelakaan saat rappel adalah penyebab kematian & cedera terbanyak — NPS tidak merawat anchor sehingga pemanjat wajib memeriksanya sendiri. Batu jatuh sering terjadi (helm sangat dianjurkan), cuaca berubah cepat, sambaran petir, dan suhu musim panas bisa melewati 38 °C. Penyelamatan tidak dijamin.
Description
Devils Tower (summit 1,558 m / 5,112 ft, rising about 386 m above the Belle Fourche River plain) is an iconic columnar igneous monolith in northeastern Wyoming and the first U.S. National Monument (1906). To Plains tribes such as the Lakota and Cheyenne it is sacred, known as Bear Lodge (Matȟó Thípila). The hundreds of vertical cracks between its hexagonal columns make it one of the world's most famous traditional crack-climbing objectives, popularized by the Durrance route (5.7). General visitors can simply walk the 1.6 km Tower Trail encircling its base. The NPS requires free climber registration and asks for a voluntary climbing pause throughout June to respect Indigenous ceremonies.
Gallery
Foto bersumber dari Wikimedia Commons — klik untuk memperbesar & lihat sumbernya.
Routes
Durrance Route (Rute Panjat Klasik)
5.7 (trad, multi-pitch)The most famous traditional climb on Devils Tower, named for Jack Durrance who free-climbed it in 1938. A series of crack pitches (including the 'Leaning Column' and 'Cussin' Crack') leads to the flat summit. Many climbers find it stiffer than its 5.7 grade; it requires camming gear, crack technique, a helmet for rockfall, and a committing rappel descent. NPS registration is mandatory.
El Matador (5.10d)
5.10d (trad, stemming/liebacking)A harder classic on the tower's west side, renowned for stemming between two parallel cracks in an open corner. It demands experienced climbers with solid trad protection skills; not for beginners.
Tower Trail (Jalur Dasar)
Mudah (jalur beraspal, ±1,6 km loop)A paved loop of about 1.6 km encircling the base of Devils Tower — the most popular walk for general visitors. It offers close-up views of the hexagonal columns, boulder fields, and often climbers on the walls. No technical gear required.
Climbing Experiences
Devils Tower (1,558 m) in Wyoming is a world-class trad crack-climbing magnet. Climbers highlight the classic Durrance route (5.7) that climbs harder than its grade, endless parallel cracks, and the committing rappel descent. Non-climbers simply walk the Tower Trail around its base.
References
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