6 Sacred Sites In Wyoming That Everyone Should Visit At Least Once

Native Americans played an important role in Wyoming's history and culture. Throughout Wyoming there are holy places situated mostly in high and remote areas. Here are some sacred sites in Wyoming that everyone should visit at least once. Learn the significance of these amazing Wyoming Native American sites and then go visit someday - you'll learn a lot!

1. Bighorn Medicine Wheel

The Bighorn Medicine Wheel is located high up on a peak in the Big Horn Mountains. The wheel consists of a circle with 28 spokes. The Crow, Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Shoshone, consider the Medicine Wheel to be a sacred site for vision quests, peace talks and offerings of thanks.

2. Devils Tower

According to the Lakota, Crow, Blackfeet and Arapahoe, a bear chased seven girls who were playing in the woods so the girls sought refuge on a rock that grew into the sky. The bear clawed the rock trying to get to the girls. The girls then became a cluster of seven stars known as the Pleiades. Devils Tower is a sacred site for sun dances, vision quests, sweat lodge rituals and as a place to leave prayer bundles and offerings.

3. Inyan Kara Mountain

Inyan Kara Mountain is part of the Black Hills in northeast Wyoming. It's considered sacred by the Lakota, especially for mothers during childbirth.

4. Jenny Lake

Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park is also sacred ground for Native Americans. This was a sacred ceremonial area where the Shoshone traditionally held Sun Dances.

5. Dinwoody Canyon

Areas with pictographs are also sacred to Native Americans. Dinwoody Canyon, located on the Wind River Reservation, is one such place. Some of the pictographs here represent Water Ghost Beings and Rock Ghost Beings.

6. Crowheart Butte

Crowheart Butte is a spiritual place for the Shoshone. This area is considered to have lots of guardian spirits here.

Do you know of any other sacred sites in Wyoming? Please be very respectful of these areas. Remember: they are still considered sacred to Native Americans, and the land is still theirs.