The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. 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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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Pinnacle Rock State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
- Predicted peak
- October 19
- Best window
- October 14 – October 24
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. 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. Explore fall color around Mercer County and across West Virginia.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 15): the six weeks to October 9 ran 2.5°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Pinnacle Rock State Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- McAfee Knob84 mi · 2 hr 1 minVirginiaPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Babcock State Park84 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Peak color
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve80 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Oct 26Status: High color
- Pilot Mountain State Park110 mi · 2 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Nov 3Status: High color