And the “Devil’s Playground” is a climbing area in Vedauwoo, a geological formation popular with rock climbers near Cheyenne. “Devil’s Pass” is in the Laramie Range south of Douglas. Heading south, a geological feature west of Midwest called “Devil’s Monument” stands above the landscape. There’s also a “Devil’s Lake” in the Bighorns as well. On the west slope of the Bighorns there’s “Devil’s Leap,” a steep red rock outcropping. North of Greybull, “Devil’s Kitchen” is a natural preserve. Then there’s “Devil’s Slide,” a cliff in the southern Bighorns. One of Wyoming’s two “Devil’s Canyons” is on private property in the far northern part of Wyoming. The Bighorn Mountains have their share of devilish features.
(Wendy Corr, Cowboy State Daily) The Bighorns The sides of (the canyon) are about 300 feet.” Devil’s Canyon in the Bighorn Mountains. But it has to be after the first of July or when the water’s down. Sun said the formation was probably named by frontiersmen traveling through the region for the first time.īut, he said, anyone who claimed they drove a wagon through Devil’s Gate was probably stretching the truth. The river was probably there first, and they said it washed a groove in the rocks.” “I don’t know what kind of rock it is, but it’s a lot softer than the granite. “Geologists had told me when the chain of rocks was forming, in those rocks you’ll see some black strips,” Sun told Cowboy State Daily. In central Wyoming, a geological formation known as “Devil’s Gate” is located on property that for 130 years belonged to the family of Dennis Sun, publisher of the Wyoming Livestock Report. Then there’s “Devil’s Gap,” a mountain pass southeast of Lander. South of Kirby, there’s a ravine known as the “Devil’s Punch Bowl.” North of Dubois, there’s a mountain peak labeled “Devil’s Graveyard,” and farther southeast north of Sweetwater Station, “Devil’s Canyon” cuts through. “Devil’s Hole Lakes” lie between LaBarge and Cokeville. Heading south, a hiking trail northwest of Jackson is called “Devil’s Staircase.” A mountain peak south of Cody is known as “Devil’s Tooth,” and a river between Meeteetse and Dubois is called “Devil’s Hole.” If one were to take a tour of the “devilish” attractions in the state, a good start would be Yellowstone National Park, where the “Devil’s Thumb” sticks out prominently near Mammoth Hot Springs. One of the most recognizable geological features in the state of Wyoming is Devils Tower.īut the iconic mountain and the nation’s first national monument is not the only location in the Cowboy State that gives a nod to the underworld.Īt last count, there were 22 places in Wyoming with the word “Devil” in their names (only two used twice), along with five locations in the state that include the word “Hell.” Devil’s Thumb Yellowstone and South
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