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Tower Ladder (Devils Tower National Monument)

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are 12-inch lengths of 1 x 4 - inch lumber. The ladder ascends from about 100 feet above the ground to the summit, and is about 170 feet long. Because of its small scale in comparison to the tower, it is very difficult to see in modern photographs, and visitors to the tower usually must view it through a telescope. The lowest 100 feet were removed in the 1930s as a safety measure. The remaining ladder was restored in 1972.
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The present tower ladder consists of a series of wooden stakes connected on the outside by vertical wood planks. One end of each stake is driven sideways into a rock crevice, vertically ascending the southeast side of the tower. Attached with nails and/or baling wire to the other end of the stakes
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was first constructed and used in 1893 by William Rogers and Willard Ripley to publicly ascend
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Tower Ladder-Devils Tower National Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Tower Ladder (Devils Tower National Monument) is located in Wyoming
Tower Ladder (Devils Tower National Monument) is located in the United States
Devils Tower, Wyoming
44°35′23″N 104°42′50″W / 44.58972°N 104.71389°W / 44.58972; -104.71389
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Devil's Tower
Entrance Road-Devils Tower National Monument
Entrance Station-Devils Tower National Monument
Old Headquarters Area Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Devils Tower Ladder"
"Tower Ladder"
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Tower Ladder"
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