Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Talcott Mountain State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 22. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 17 to October 27.
Predicted peakOctober 22
Best windowOctober 17 – October 27
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 24-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 Talcott Mountain State Park
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
- Penwood State Park8.4 mi · 32 minPeak around Oct 22
- Litchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)20 mi · 34 minPeak around Oct 19
- Ragged Mountain20 mi · 38 minPeak around Oct 24
- Farmington River Valley15 mi · 45 minPeak around Oct 20
- Sleeping Giant State Park33 mi · 51 minPeak around Oct 24Building
- Mohawk State Forest (Cornwall)31 mi · 57 minPeak around Oct 18
- West Cornwall Covered Bridge35 mi · 58 minPeak around Oct 20
- Route 737 mi · 59 minPeak around Oct 20