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Devils Tower National Monument

Detailed Description

Snow blankets outcrops of red sediments of Permian to Jurassic strata exposed in bluffs along the Belle Fourche River in Devils Tower National Monument. These sedimentary formations dip gently to the west away from the Black Hills uplift (DeWitt and others, 1989; NPS, 2008).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.