Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Ragged Mountain
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
Predicted peakOctober 24
Best windowOctober 19 – October 29
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 25-year climatology built from NASA MODIS MOD13Q1 vegetation-index data, with the definition of peak calibrated against PhenoCam ground cameras. 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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Ragged Mountain
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
- Talcott Mountain State Park21 mi · 39 minPeak around Oct 22Just starting
- Litchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)29 mi · 46 minPeak around Oct 19
- Essex35 mi · 50 minPeak around Oct 24
- Connecticut River Valley26 mi · 53 minPeak around Oct 22
- Penwood State Park23 mi · 54 minPeak around Oct 22
- Gillette Castle State Park36 mi · 58 minPeak around Oct 22Just starting