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=== Incidents === Seven people have died climbing Devils Tower in the park's 118 year history. Rescues of stranded and under-equipped climbers on the formation are common.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NPS Incident Reports - Devils Tower National Monument |url=https://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/deto.htm#:~:text=On%20May%2017th,%20J.W.,%2027,the%20Crook%20County%20Sheriff's%20Department. |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=npshistory.com}}</ref> The most recent fatality was in September 2024, when a climber fell to his death while descending, leaving his climbing partner stranded without a rope on the face of the tower until help arrived.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-09-25 |title=Fall kills climber and strands partner on Wyoming's Devils Tower |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-09-25/fall-kills-climber-and-strands-partner-on-wyomings-devils-tower |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:DevilsTowerInfoSignDeer.jpg|thumb|Deer grazing at the national monument entrance]]
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