A difficult place for fans of everything anomalous and paranormal is a place in Wyoming (USA) - a mountain with a terrifying name "Devil's Tower".
Even skeptics sometimes wonder what is happening on this flat area where a strange abnormal place rises - the Devil's Tower!
This is certainly not the tower of the powerful wizard Merlin (adviser to King Arthur), but the place, without any exaggeration, can be safely included in the list of mysterious wonders of the world.
The history of the formation of the Tower of the Devil (aka Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, etc.) goes back about 200 million years, and throughout its existence it gives the impression of a structure made by people. However, given the fact that the rock is larger than the pyramid of Cheops, its creation is attributed not to humanity, but to the ruler of the dark forces - Mr. Devil!
Devil's Tower story
Even in ancient times, settlers who settled near the Devil's Tower noticed how inexplicable things were happening in this place. The strangeness of the anomalous place was explained to the newcomers by the local population, telling a couple of horrifying stories and ancient legends. What caused the rumors among the Indians? It is difficult to say what scared people of a distant era, but the strange fact of the anomalous place is obvious - the Devil's Tower is located right in the center of the plain, while it has perfectly regular geometric shapes.
For a long time, the hill with the Devil's Tower served as an object of reverent worship. For local residents, the place was a source of fear, since people often noticed anomalous phenomena on the bald crown of the Devil's Tower. Looking at the tower, and considering the stories told about it, many were sure that a fierce and large demon lives on this geological formation, which thunders in rage and throws lightning.
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Surprisingly, despite the seemingly stupid and disturbing reputation of the town, the Devil's Tower was even considered a shrine. To some, this may seem ridiculous, but even today, some cult rites from the Indian culture are held near the abode of Lucifer. Judging by the rumors, people who found themselves here in the minutes of the rituals later, at best, experienced strong changes in their lives, and not for the better. Therefore, tourists, even the most curious, should not visit the vicinity of the Devil's Tower during the rituals.
For geologists, the formation of the mountain is the subject of serious debate. Scientists cannot decide why this fantastic mountain appeared: according to some, this is a consequence of the destruction of a large mountain range, according to others, the mountain grew after the ejection of magma from a volcano lying at the bottom of the ancient sea. But there is no exact answer to the reason for the formation of this amazing formation - which means that ancient legends live and become overgrown with details.
Amazing Tower of the Devil
Over the years, the history of the hill where the Devil lives acquires more and more details and grows with new legends. One of the legends tells about the existence of the Devil in the form of a bear, who hunted people and dragged those caught into a cave near the mountain. Those who managed to escape from the monster had to hide at the top of the Tower, and the bear, trying to climb there, scratched the mountains. Hence the theory appeared that the external appearance of the tower - scratched and chaotically cut off - are traces of bear claws.
Indeed, tourists who have visited the Devil's Tower claim that the structure amazed and amazed them for many years. After all, looking at the mountain for the first time, it is hard to believe that this is the "art" of natural nature, and not of human hands. The diameter of the mountain is about 300 meters and the height is 1,500 meters, a surprisingly very smooth formation - as if the slopes of the mountain were really polished by the paws of a huge bear.
It is interesting, but the abnormal place does not scare climbers, on the contrary, the mountain is popular among climbers. Interest in it is growing every day, and even the most experienced athletes come to its foot. Given that the relief of the rock is unusual, climbing it requires additional skills and special equipment, which not everyone can do. It is very difficult to climb the mountain, it is even more difficult to descend, due to the fact that the slope is very sharp, and therefore the Devil's Tower is still waiting for its conqueror.
Once, George Hopkkins came to an abnormal place and wanted to commit some kind of sacrilege in relation to the tower - he planned to go down to the top of the abode of Satan by jumping out of an airplane. Nothing good came of the venture, naturally Hopckins could not sit on the tower and was crippled, and the local authorities had to deploy a rescue operation to remove him from Devil's Mountain.
Recently, at the foot of the Devil's Tower, another strange incident happened with visiting tourists. Daney and Kurmis, two friends with a passion for rock climbing, came here to amaze everyone with the views from the tower. In the evening, friends set up a tent at the foot of the tower, wisely deciding to start the ascent in the morning.
However, in the morning the friends left the anomalous place, most likely without even remembering their idea. As they later said, from midnight on the top of the devil's tower suddenly there was an eerie thunderous crash! Lightning flashed in all directions, and it was very scary, we left this place as soon as it got a little light …
Devil's Tower - an alien trail on Earth?
Well, how can a story about an anomalous place do without conspiracy theories and ancient astronauts? Needless to say, how popular this place is with fans of the paranormal and UFO hunters. The explanation for this is quite simple, near the Mount of Satan at all times there are some kind of paranormal things inherent in aliens.
According to numerous eyewitnesses, the Devil's Tower is an extremely attractive place for alien flying saucers. In general, what is happening at the top of the mountain does not surprise the adherents of the idea of an alien origin of life on Earth. Hundreds of people are sure that the place is the oldest base of aliens from distant star systems. Moreover, modern ufology, based on the latest research, does not exclude that humanoids from the outer planets of the solar system can land here!
In fact, the place gained wide popularity after the filming of the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", where the Devil's Tower served as a kind of springboard for aliens. The film shows how the aliens arriving on the planet land on the top of Devil's Mountain.
Despite the fact that the picture was created by the imagination of the director and screenwriters, its mystical and fantastic content was very well spiced up by the fire of aliens' faith - this is really a landing site for UFOs! People who have been there at least once and have seen the top with their own eyes will not be surprised by the script of the film, and by the fantasy of Steven Spielberg, many of them have personally seen how alien spaceships fly to the foot of the Devil's Tower.
The most suitable time to visit the mountain is the period from May to September. However, it is advisable to cross out June from the list - in this month the Indians hold numerous ritual services at the foot of the mountain. Local Americans call this mountain the "Tower of Bad Gods". It is still not known where this huge rock came from, and until this riddle is solved, it will attract tourists from all over the world, even from the most remote corners of the planet.