Devil's Tower, Wyoming

Mateo Tepee or "Bear Lodge" was a Native American name for the Tower. Its current name was affixed in 1875 by a scientific team escorted by Col. Richard I. Dodge. The expedition was here in violation of Indian treaty rights, but Gen. George Armstrong Custer had confirmed gold reports in today's South Dakota portion of the Black Hills, and Dodge was sent to check out the area. Devil's Tower was also featured in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".