Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Guardsman Pass
Peak fall color is predicted around September 29. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 24 to October 4.
Predicted peakSeptember 29
Best windowSeptember 24 – October 4
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 Guardsman Pass
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.