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In Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, a huge rock stands on a nearly flat land. Indian Holy Land, the first national monument in the United States - the Devil's Tower.

The Devil Tower is a huge monster, standing on the plains of Wyoming, USA. It's the highest point in a dozen miles'radius, and people can see it 160 kilometers away in sunny weather. Although the Devil Tower is 369 meters higher than the Belfort River, it is 264 meters tall from the base, 305 meters in diameter, and gradually shrinks from bottom to top, with a diameter of 84 meters at the top.

The Devil Tower is the core of an ancient volcano exposed to erosion. Located in Black Hill, Creek County, northeastern Wyoming, it was declared a national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. The mountain became world famous in 1977 when it was chosen as the meeting point of aliens and humans in Stevens Pilberg's Oscar-winning science fiction film "Close Contact of the Third Kind". Today, it is one of the most popular attractions in Wyoming.

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