Devils Gate (Wyoming)

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Devils Gate (Wyoming) is a narrow, dramatic granite gorge in central Wyoming that served as a prominent landmark on historic westward migration trails such as the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.

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Devils Gate (Wyoming) canonical 1
Devils Kitchen (Wyoming) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf granite gorge
landform
landmark
category California Trail
Canyons and gorges of Wyoming
Landforms of Natrona County, Wyoming
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
country United States of America
elevation approximately 1,900 meters above sea level
approximately 6,200 feet above sea level
formedBy erosion by the Sweetwater River
geologicalAge Precambrian granite
hasGeologicalForm gorge
hasNameOrigin named for its steep, gate-like rock walls
hasNotableCharacteristic dramatic
narrow
hasRecreationActivity hiking
historic interpretation
sightseeing
hasView Sweetwater River cutting through granite cliffs
historicalPeriod 19th century American westward expansion
historicalSignificance prominent landmark for 19th-century emigrant wagon trains
length about 1,300 feet
about 400 meters
locatedIn Wyoming
central Wyoming
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Natrona County, Wyoming
locatedInOrNextTo Sweetwater River
managedNearbyBy Bureau of Land Management
material granite
maximumCliffHeight about 150 feet
about 45 meters
near Independence Rock
Martin’s Cove
onRoute California Trail
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
orientation roughly east–west
partOf historic overland trail corridor along the Sweetwater River
tourism popular stop on historic trails tourism routes
traversedBy Sweetwater River
usedAs landmark for westward migration
visibleFrom historic emigrant trails along the Sweetwater River

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Sweetwater River crossesNear Devils Gate (Wyoming)
Greybull, Wyoming hasNearbyAttraction Devils Kitchen (Wyoming)
linked to: Devils Gate (Wyoming)