Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 928 m. Browns Peak stands 2,334 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuakay Hot Springs, a spring 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 928 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 10.9 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- 24.2 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Apache Lake Vista · 9 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 13 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 14 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuakay Hot Springs: 0.5 mi
- Wildcat Seep: 1.7 mi
- Mills Road Seep: 1.9 mi
- Vineyard Spring: 2.0 mi
- Chuckwalla Spring: 2.0 mi
- Vineyard Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Pico Derecho Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Deer Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sweetheart Peak: 3.2 mi
- Honey Butte: 4.3 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 3.9 mi
- Roosevelt Lake Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Windy Hill Recreation Site: 4.7 mi
- Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Salt River Bird Reservation: 6.1 mi
- Adams Camp: 10.5 mi
- Boyer Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Old Dynamite Shack: 12.5 mi
- Fraser's Ranch: 12.8 mi
- El Oso Mine Camp: 13.1 mi
- Glendale Point: 5.6 mi
- The Jug: 9.3 mi
- Painted Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Walls of Bronze: 12.5 mi
- Sheep Bend: 14.1 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 1.5 mi
- Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 4.0 mi
- Boulder Picnic: 17.8 mi
- Black Rock: 9.9 mi
- Desert Belle Cruises: 22.3 mi
- Peephole and Little Arch: 23.2 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.9 mi
- Superstition Mountain Museum: 24.8 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 3.0 mi
- Fish Beach: 12.6 mi
- Back Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.7 mi
- Workman Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
- Massacre Falls: 22.2 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Inspiration Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Peak | W 274° | 2,334 m | 9.0 mi |
| Brother Peak | W 272° | 2,329 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sister Peak | W 270° | 2,308 m | 9.2 mi |
| Amethyst Peak | W 268° | 2,293 m | 9.1 mi |
| Armer Mountain | NE 42° | 2,223 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tanner Peak | NE 39° | 2,106 m | 13.8 mi |
| Asbestos Point | ENE 64° | 2,021 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buckhorn Mountain | W 260° | 2,006 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:02 | 19:39 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roosevelt 1 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359267526
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