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Inspiration Point lies about a ten minute walk from the Alpine Tavern along part of the never completed railway grade to the summit of Mt. Lowe. From this shelter, sighting tubes helped visitors locate places of interest, including Catalina Island, 60 miles away. Originally, only sighting tubes and benches stood here. In 1925, two shelters were built, and they remained until the late 1950's. Volunteers reconstructed these shelters in the summer of 1996 on their original foundations.
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