The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from satellite history. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
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Planning Your Trip to Beaverhead County

From Beaverhead County you can reach 7 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Montana, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

We do not have enough satellite history at the destinations around Beaverhead County to give a peak window yet, and we would rather say so than guess. The interactive map above shows the live colour status wherever we can measure it.

Highlights around Beaverhead County

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Bitterroot Valley

Forest Service Northern Region from Missoula, MT, USA · Public domain

Bridger Canyon, near Fort Ellis, Gallatin County, Montana

Bridger Canyon

William Henry Jackson · Public domain

Custer Gallatin National Forest, Hyalite Canyon- Ice climber on Genesis Wall (7)

Hyalite Canyon

Forest Service Northern Region · Public domain

How we know when Beaverhead County peaks

Each date above is a multi-year climatology built from NASA satellite observations at that specific spot, with the definition of peak calibrated against ground cameras — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.