nature · Wyoming, United States
Devils Tower
A filming location from Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Wyoming.
The scene
The flat-topped volcanic monolith is the mountain the characters are compelled to reach for the alien rendezvous.
How to visit
America's first national monument, entered by vehicle pass; an easy paved loop circles the base, and climbers tackle the columns. It's a remote drive in Wyoming's north-east.
Address: Devils Tower National Monument, WY 82714, United States · Open in Google Maps
- The 1.3-mile Tower Trail loops right around the base.
- A prairie-dog town sits near the entrance road.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Devils Tower?
- The flat-topped volcanic monolith is the mountain the characters are compelled to reach for the alien rendezvous.
- Can you visit Devils Tower?
- America's first national monument, entered by vehicle pass; an easy paved loop circles the base, and climbers tackle the columns. It's a remote drive in Wyoming's north-east.
- Where is Devils Tower?
- Devils Tower is a real filming location in Wyoming. Devils Tower National Monument, WY 82714, United States