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Devil’s Tower

Posted by James Turnbull, Tuesday, 12th April 2005

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Devils Tower is a monolith that rises to a height of 1,267 feet and featured prominently in the Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (where it was reproduced in mashed potato).

Devils Tower

Thanks: xylon, Sally, many others.

5 Responses to 'Devil’s Tower'

  1. Pavel Crow says:

    So this is it the legendary monolith…
    Cool.
    Thanks.

  2. Will kinton says:

    see that feild on top
    i have been there.
    i free climbed all the way to the top. and i was only 13. now kiss my sweet ass

    lol

  3. luiz gimenes says:

    lLndo cenário, onde foi filmado externas de “Clouse Encounters . . .

  4. mike hagerman says:

    i refuse to kiss your ass Will Kinton because you cant spell field… ha ha

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