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Inspiration Point View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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Inspiration Point View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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Inspiration Point View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Name: Inspiration Point View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Yellowstone National Park

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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1. Seven Mile Hole Trail — Yellowstone National Park

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2. Lower Falls Overlook – Lookout Point loop from Mammoth

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3. Lower Falls – Upper Falls Viewpoint loop from Mammoth

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Chuck Heckman

May 10, 2023

Inspiration Point is a fantastic viewing platform on the northern side of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. From the viewpoint there are great views of the Yellowstone River and the surrounding cliffs.

Andrea

February 4, 2017

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. The point was originally named Promontory Point in 1878 by W. H. Holmes but later given the name of Inspiration Point by G.L. Henderson, a park concessionaire in 1887. The point is a natural observation point over the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Yellowstone Falls and then a quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Yellowstone Falls, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (304 m) deep.

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Elevation 2,300 m

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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Inspiration Point View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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