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Inspiration Point is a promontory cliff [2] 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 ...
Uncle Tom's Trail was a steep stairway descent from the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to a viewpoint near the base of the Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. [1] The trail was constructed in 1898 by park concessionaire, "Uncle Tom" H. F. Richardson when the Department of the Interior granted Richardson a ...
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The canyon is approximately 24 miles (39 km) long, between 800 and 1,200 ft (240 and 370 m) deep and from 0.25 to 0.75 mi (0.40 to 1.21 km) wide.
SR 64 was first designated as a state highway in 1932 as a route from Williams to the Grand Canyon. [2] In 1935, the highway was extended to the east from the Grand Canyon to US 89. [ 3 ] In 1961, the highway was extended further east from US 89 through Tuba City to the New Mexico state line. [ 4 ]
Over on the North Rim (an almost four-hour drive from the South Rim), the Grand Canyon Lodge and the North Rim Campground are both open; the campground closes for the season on October 15.
A steep 500 feet (150 m) descent into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from the south rim near the Lower Yellowstone Fall. Just east of the Lower Falls south rim parking area 44°42′59″N 110°29′37″W / 44.71639°N 110.49361°W / 44.71639; -110.49361 ( Uncle Tom