Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Monument Mountain
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
Predicted peakOctober 19
Best windowOctober 14 – October 24
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 Monument Mountain
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Route 7Connecticut36 mi · 1 hr 5 minPeak around Oct 20
- Mount Greylock State Reservation30 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak around Oct 14
- Litchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)Connecticut43 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak around Oct 19
- Mohawk State Forest (Cornwall)Connecticut38 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak around Oct 18
- Kent Falls State ParkConnecticut42 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak around Oct 20
- Macedonia Brook State Park (Kent)Connecticut42 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak around Oct 21