Bear Lodge Mountains

Bear Lodge Mountains
Devils Tower National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument, a popular attraction in the Bear Lodge Mountains
Highest point
PeakBear Lodge Mountain, also known as Warren Peak
Elevation2,024 m (6,640 ft)at the Bear Lodge Mountain Lookout Tower, also known as Warren Peak Lookout[1]
Coordinates44°28′33″N 104°26′38″W / 44.4758185°N 104.4438419°W / 44.4758185; -104.4438419
Geography
Map of Wyoming with Bear Lodge Mountains marked
Map of Wyoming with Bear Lodge Mountains marked
Bear Lodge Mountains
Location of the Bear Lodge Mountains in Wyoming
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming

The Bear Lodge Mountains (Lakota: Mato Tipila) are a small mountain range in Crook County, Wyoming.[2] These mountains are protected in the Black Hills National Forest as part of its Bearlodge District. Devils Tower National Monument was the first U.S. National Monument and draws about 400,000 visitors per year to the area. The Bear Lodge Mountains are one of three mountain ranges which compose the Black Hills region and national forest, including the Black Hills itself and South Dakota's Elk Mountains.

Sundance, Wyoming, is the closest major city and lies south of the Bear Lodge Mountains. Wyoming Highway 24 (the Bear Lodge Highway) passes through the northern part of the range.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Lodge Lookout Tower
  2. ^ "Bear Lodge Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.