Devils Tower (also known as Bear Lodge) [8] is a butte, possibly laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River.

From this time on his nation called this big high rock Mato Tipila and they went there often to worship. The buffalo skull is still on top of this big high rock and can be seen on the highest point. This legend told to Dick Stone by Short Bull, who lived a short distance west of Oglala, South Dakota, on July 31, 1932.

Among them, are Mato Tipila, Grey Horn Butte, He Hota Paha, Bear Rock or Bear Mountain, Tree Rock, and Grizzly Bear Lodge. The name, Devil’s Tower, originates from a 1875 expedition. An interpreter under Colonel Richard Irving Dodge misinterpreted …

2019年12月13日 · Most maps from 1857 to 1901 mark this feature as Bear Lodge or Bears Lodge (a translation from a common Lakota name for the Tower, Mato Tipila). The name change happened during this time period with information brought back by an expedition led by Colonel Richard Irving Dodge.

2015年3月7日 · The Lakota Indians named it Mato Tipila or “Bear Lodge.” Other names include, Bear Rock, Tree Rock, Grizzly Bear Lodge and Bear Mountain. Extraordinary Devils Tower Myths. There are a number of myths and legends that surround this Native American sacred site.

2024年3月12日 · Translating to “Bear Rock,” “Bear Lodge,” or “Bear Tipi,” Devil’s Tower was originally named “Mato Tipila” to reflect the sacred histories conveyed in many Native American cultural narratives.

2024年9月6日 · To the Lakota tribe, the tower is known as Mato Tipila (also Mato Mountain or Matȟó Thípila, pronounced mah-DOH tee-pee-la). The Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho and Kiowa tribes (among others) have their own names for the tower, all loosely translating to Bear’s House, Bear’s Lair or Bear Lodge.

Standing nearly 900 feet tall from base to summit, Devils Tower -- called Mato Tipila (“Bear Lodge”) by the Lakota -- is a popular tourist destination as well as a major climbing attraction.