[at-l] Appalachian Trail Fall Foliage

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Appalachian Trail Fall Foliage - A Hiker's Guide to Autumn's Peak Color
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The following guide is based on average dates of peak color, and is
arranged into 10 sections southward from Maine to Georgia. Conditions
vary significantly from year to year, and can differ over short
distances due to elevation and other factors. Within each section there
is a listed time interval of when peak occurs, which is followed by more
specific notes on when and where to expect the most color.

Baxter State Park to Andover, ME: 9/20 - 10/10
    Earliest throughout the section above 3,000 feet. Latest in lower
elevations near the Kennebec River and in the 100 mile wilderness
between Cooper Brook and Wadleigh Stream.

Andover, ME to Sherburne Pass, VT: 9/20 - 10/12
    Earliest in the higher elevations of the White Mountains and
Mahoosuc Range. Around 10/1 in the more northern valleys near Gorham and
Andover. Latest in the Connecticut River Valley near Hanover.

Sherburne Pass, VT to Cheshire, MA: 9/25 - 10/15
    Earliest in the Killington area, and above 2,500 in the rest of
southern Vermont. Latest in lower elevations near North Adams and
Cheshire.

Cheshire, MA. to Bear Mountain, NY: 10/1 - 10/18
    Earliest along the October Mountain and Race-Everett areas. Latest
in the low valleys near RPH Cabin and the Hudson River.

Bear Mountain, NY to Port Clinton, PA: 10/8 - 10/20
    Earliest above 1,200 feet in New York, and near High Point, New
Jersey. Around the 15th along Pennsylvania's ridges. Latest in Port
Clinton.

Port Clinton, PA to Front Royal, VA: 10/15 - 11/2
    Earliest on the ridges south (west) of Port Clinton and highest
elevations near Caledonia. Latest in Harpers Ferry.

Front Royal, VA to Troutville, VA: 10/10 - 11/2
    Earliest in areas near 4,000 feet (near Big Meadows/Skyland, The
Priest, Cold Mountain region, Apple Orchard). Latest in Jennings, Tye,
and James river valleys.

Troutville, VA to Atkins, VA: 10/10 - 10/31
    Earliest above 3,800 feet near Mountain Lake, Chestnut Knob, and
other high ridges north and south of the New River. Around 10/25 in
Pearisburg and Atkins. Latest in lower elevations near Troutville.

Atkins, VA to Hot Springs, NC: 9/28 - 11/6
    Earliest on the highest terrain (summits of Mount Rogers and Roan
Mountain). Elevation is an especially evident factor throughout this
region. Some general guidelines: Around 10/8 near the 5,000 foot level,
10/22 at 3,000 feet, and typically after 11/1 below 1,700 feet. Latest
in Hot Springs.

Hot Springs, NC to Amicalola Falls State Park, GA: 9/28 - 11/6
    Earliest in the high Smokies above 6,000 feet.. Around 10/15 near
5,000 feet in the Nantahala Mountains, and between 10/20 and 11/1
through most of Georgia. Latest in Hot Springs, the Pigeon River Valley,
Fontana Dam, Wesser, and lowest points in GA.


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compiled by The Weathercarrot



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