Bear Lodge Mountains

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