Elevation runs the Rockies — the high aspen bands turn first, gold pouring downslope through October. Typical timing for CO · UT · WY · MT · ID · NM · AZ, checked against the state color reports.
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Elevation runs the Rockies: the 9,000-foot aspen bands — Kebler Pass, the Maroon Bells, the San Juans, the Tetons — turn in late September and early October, and gold pours downslope for a month to the valley cottonwoods. Tap a pin for our current estimate at each destination, and a link to local trip info.
Tap a white-ringed pin for the latest official report, or anywhere else for typical peak week.