Inspiration Point

Inspiration Point is a promontory cliff on the north rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone east of Yellowstone Falls on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Artist Point and Silver Cord Cascade.

Artist Point

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Yellowstone National Park, Public domain.

Artist Point is an overlook point on the edge of a cliff on the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Artist Point is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Inspiration Point.

Silver Cord Cascade

Waterfall

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Silver Cord Cascade is a horsetail type waterfall on Surface Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Surface Creek flows out of Ribbon Lake off the South rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and plunges 1,200 feet to the Yellowstone River.

Canyon Campground

Campsite

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Canyon Campground is a campsite, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Inspiration Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canyon Village and Hayden Valley.

Canyon Village

Hamlet

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Canyon Village is a hamlet.

Hayden Valley

Locality

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Hayden Valley is a large, sub-alpine valley within Yellowstone National Park straddling the Yellowstone River between Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone Lake. Hayden Valley is situated 6 miles south of Inspiration Point.

Inspiration Point

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: promontory cliff in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States
Categories: cliff and tourism
Location: Park, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.72467° or 44° 43′ 29″ north

Longitude

-110.46979° or 110° 28′ 11″ west

Elevation

7,789 feet (2,374 metres)

Open location code

85PFPGFJ+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 261089049

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

Wikidata ID

Q11712801

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Polish—“Inspiration Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Inspiration Point”
Polish: “Inspiration Point (Yellowstone)”
Polish: “Inspiration Point”

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