Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Mount Willard
Peak fall color is predicted around October 5. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 30 to October 10.
Predicted peakOctober 5
Best windowSeptember 30 – October 10
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 Mount Willard
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.