Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Bald Pate Mountain
Peak fall color is predicted around October 15. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 10 to October 20.
Predicted peakOctober 15
Best windowOctober 10 – October 20
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 Bald Pate Mountain
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- JacksonNew Hampshire42 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak around Oct 13
- Coastal Route 144 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak around Oct 19
- Bradbury Mountain State Park45 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak around Oct 15
- Kancamagus Highway (NH 112)New Hampshire52 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak around Oct 9
- Crawford Notch State ParkNew Hampshire57 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak around Oct 9Just starting
- Mount WillardNew Hampshire59 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak around Oct 5