Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Lundy Canyon
Peak fall color is predicted around October 12. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 7 to October 17.
- Predicted peak
- October 12
- Best window
- October 7 – October 17
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- October 1 – October 31
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Mono County and across California.
That is 4 days earlier than usual (October 16): this spring (March to May) ran 4.5°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and in the western mountains a warm spring brings the color forward.
Fall color at Lundy Canyon begins as early as October 1 in some spots and continues through October 31 in others — a 30-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
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