Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cedar Breaks National Monument
Peak fall color is predicted around September 27. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 22 to October 2.
Predicted peakSeptember 27
Best windowSeptember 22 – October 2
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 Cedar Breaks National Monument
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.