Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point rises to 2,415 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chickaree Day Use, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alpine County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,415 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 6 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Osborne Hill: 1.7 mi
- Elephant Rock: 2.1 mi
- McCauley Peak: 2.2 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 2.7 mi
- Reba: 2.9 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 11.1 mi
- Poison Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 12.6 mi
- Ham Spring: 12.7 mi
- Black Spring: 13.0 mi
- Bloods Point: 3.5 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 13.0 mi
- Machado Postpile: 13.2 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 19.1 mi
- East Flange Rock: 19.8 mi
- Wester Park: 8.0 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 15.0 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 17.5 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 18.5 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 18.8 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 0.6 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 1.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 11.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 17.6 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 20.9 mi
- Linder Grove: 23.5 mi
- Old Jail: 14.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.3 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 15.3 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 16.3 mi
- Strawberry: 19.2 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 13.7 mi
- Big Stump: 21.9 mi
- Campfire Center: 22.0 mi
- Carson Falls: 16.5 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 20.8 mi
- Sardine Falls: 22.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.9 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 21.9 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 24.1 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 19.3 mi
- Beach 1: 19.4 mi
- Beach 2: 19.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 7.3 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Inspiration Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | ENE 69° | 3,324 m | 13.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | ENE 63° | 3,283 m | 13.8 mi |
| Round Top | N 357° | 3,164 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Sisters | N 355° | 3,094 m | 13.1 mi |
| Arnot Peak | E 90° | 3,059 m | 12.3 mi |
| Raymond Peak | NE 43° | 3,055 m | 12.3 mi |
| Disaster Peak | E 97° | 3,053 m | 13.8 mi |
| Red Peak | ESE 116° | 3,050 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658825 — Inspiration Point, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806631
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