Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,210 m. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2210 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Teton Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Snake River Overlook · 6 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 6 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baxter's Pinnacle: 0.4 mi
- Cube Point: 0.7 mi
- Hangover Pinnacle: 0.7 mi
- Storm Point: 0.9 mi
- Ice Point: 0.9 mi
- Village Commons: 13.1 mi
- Alta Community Park: 14.6 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 17.2 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 17.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.2 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 0.6 mi
- Cleft Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bannock Falls: 3.4 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 4.9 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 3.5 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 6.3 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 7.7 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 8.5 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Black Dike: 3.6 mi
- The Wall: 6.0 mi
- Rock Face: 7.7 mi
- Sheep Steps: 7.9 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 8.3 mi
- Moose: 8.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 11.3 mi
- Bison Columns: 11.3 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 11.4 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 11.4 mi
- Millers Springs: 18.7 mi
- Millers Springs: 18.7 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.8 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 19.5 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 19.9 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 23.4 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 11.0 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 17.1 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 19.7 mi
- Phelps Beach: 8.3 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Inspiration Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | SW 236° | 4,199 m | 3.3 mi |
| The Enclosure | WSW 238° | 4,060 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Owen | WSW 240° | 3,924 m | 2.8 mi |
| Middle Teton | SW 231° | 3,903 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Moran | NNW 343° | 3,835 m | 4.9 mi |
| South Teton | SW 226° | 3,814 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | SW 229° | 3,792 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | SW 232° | 3,773.5 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose 1 NNE, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Teton National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Nov; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/955903880
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 5 mi
- Driggs · 18 mi
- Jackson · 20 mi
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