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 Gallatin County

From Gallatin 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

Across the destinations we track around Gallatin County, peak colour has historically landed in Late September to Early October, measured from NASA MODIS satellite records at those spots.

Highlights around Gallatin County

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 Gallatin 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.