Where is the best fall color at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness right now?

On Nov 10 the wilderness is leaves down. The last band to peak was 5,000 to 6,000 feet, around Oct 17.

How long does peak last at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness?

About four days at the top, Oct 19 to 22, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across the wilderness's elevations the color moves over about 31 days, so there's peak color somewhere in it for roughly 35 days.

Is Mount Timpanogos Wilderness past peak?

Yes. Peak was around Oct 20, and on Nov 10 it's leaves down.

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Wilderness Area·Utah·10,518 acres

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Forecast issued Nov 10, 7:57am ET

Peak colorOct 20Aim for Oct 19 to 22

In the wilderness today, Nov 10Leaves down

Higher ground turns first, so the slopes above the road lead the valley by a few days.

Weather Hard frost Wednesday night. Peak may come early and go fast.

1 report came in from Utah County this week, 1 of them past peak. Our date held. See the county on the map.

Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.

Around Mount Timpanogos Wilderness Nearly all of the wilderness is in Utah County, which is leaves down today.

When is peak fall foliage at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness around Oct 20, and the four days to aim for are Oct 19 to 22.

The wilderness runs from about 6,027 to 10,803 feet, and the color comes downhill over about 31 days: the high stands around Sep 16, the low ground around Oct 17. That's 4 days later than our model alone would say, because this season's reports from the ground moved it.

Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, fall color week by week, 2026
Week	In the wilderness	Elevation at peak
Aug 31 to Sep 6	Still green
Sep 7 to Sep 13	Still green
Sep 14 to Sep 20	Still green	10,000 to 11,000 ft
Sep 21 to Sep 27	Still green	9,000 to 10,000 ft
Sep 28 to Oct 4	Starting to turn	7,000 to 8,000 ft, 8,000 to 9,000 ft
Oct 5 to Oct 11	Starting to turn	6,000 to 7,000 ft
Oct 12 to Oct 18	Nearly peak	5,000 to 6,000 ft
Oct 19 to Oct 25	Peak color
Oct 26 to Nov 1	Just past peak

By elevation The wilderness runs from about 6,027 to 10,803 feet. That’s 31 days of season between the top and the bottom: the high stands peak around Sep 16, the low ground holds until about Oct 17, and the color comes downhill in between. The date at the top of this page is the 5,000 to 6,000 foot band.

10,000–11,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 1618%
9,000–10,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 2224%
8,000–9,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 2824%
7,000–8,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 419%
6,000–7,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 117%
5,000–6,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 175%

Height off 3DEP inside the wilderness’s own boundary; each band carries the date our model gives that elevation, corrections and all. The percentage is how much of the wilderness stands in it.

The latest daylight frame from the NEON.D15.REDB.DP1.20002 camera, 15 km from Mount Timpanogos Wilderness — Latest daylight frame PhenoCam Network, Red Butte Creek camera, 15 km away, captured Nov 9.

That’s 4 days later than our model alone would say. This season’s reports from the ground moved it, and they outrank us.

Plan this trip

If you can only come on certain days

Set the days you can be here. Everything under them answers for those days, not for peak.

ArrivingLeaving

Monday, October 19 to Tuesday, October 20

You’ll find it leaves down up high, fading lower down.

Up at 10,000 feet the stands peak around Sep 16; down at 8,000 feet they hold on until about Oct 4. Pick your elevation for the day you come.

10,000–11,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 16
9,000–10,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 22
8,000–9,000 ftLeaves downpeak Sep 28
7,000–8,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 4

Where to drive: Alpine Scenic Loop (Routes 92 and 189), about 4 miles · Guardsman Pass, about 16 miles · Mirror Lake Highway (UT 150), about 38 miles
What turns: bigtooth maple, Gambel oak, quaking aspen, serviceberry

What turns, and when

bigtooth maple33%
Gambel oak30%
quaking aspen30%
serviceberry7%

Also named across Utah, outside what the canopy read measures here: Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Rocky Mountain Maple.

Utah's fall is a dual show: aspens turn gold on the high plateaus while bigtooth maples along the Wasatch Front go vivid scarlet, creating one of the most colorful mountain fronts in the West.

Questions people ask about Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

When is peak fall foliage at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness?: Our forecast puts peak color at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness around Oct 20, and the four days to aim for are Oct 19 to 22.
Where is the best fall color at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness right now?: On Nov 10 the wilderness is leaves down. The last band to peak was 5,000 to 6,000 feet, around Oct 17.
How long does peak last at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness?: About four days at the top, Oct 19 to 22, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across the wilderness's elevations the color moves over about 31 days, so there's peak color somewhere in it for roughly 35 days.
Is Mount Timpanogos Wilderness past peak?: Yes. Peak was around Oct 20, and on Nov 10 it's leaves down.
What trees turn color at Mount Timpanogos Wilderness?: Quaking Aspen, Bigtooth Maple, Gambel Oak, Narrowleaf Cottonwood, Rocky Mountain Maple. Utah's fall is a dual show: aspens turn gold on the high plateaus while bigtooth maples along the Wasatch Front go vivid scarlet, creating one of the most colorful mountain fronts in the West.

This forecast is built from the species that stand here, their elevation and this September’s weather, and corrected in season by cameras, foresters and our own crew. Out here we score it against NASA's satellite record of when the canopy shuts down, read inside each unit’s own boundary: two dates in three land within 12 days of it. How this map is made

All of Utah

Nearby, and when they turn

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache and Mount Nebo Wilderness and Ashley are on the map above, with their own date.

Wellsville Mountain WildernessUT · about 89 miles
Peak Oct 15 best Oct 14 to 17
Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area National Recreation AreaUT · about 98 miles
Peak Sep 22 best Sep 21 to 24
Mount Naomi WildernessUT · about 104 miles
Peak Oct 8 best Oct 7 to 10

Fall color roads near Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Nearest first. Distances are straight-line from the wilderness, so allow more by road.

Alpine Scenic Loop (Routes 92 and 189) · about 4 miles, UT · 20 miles of road
Mount Timpanogos draped in bigtooth maple scarlet and aspen gold. The most colorful fall drive in Utah.
Guardsman Pass · about 16 miles, UT · 12 miles of road
Park City to Big Cottonwood Canyon, aspen and maple above Brighton.
Mirror Lake Highway (UT 150) · about 38 miles, UT · 42 miles of road
Kamas to the Uinta lakes, aspen in the lower canyon.
Nebo Loop · about 38 miles, UT · 38 miles of road
Payson to Nephi around Mount Nebo, maple scarlet first and then aspen gold.
Logan Canyon (US 89) · about 101 miles, UT · 40 miles of road
Logan to Bear Lake, maple and aspen up the canyon.
Fish Lake Scenic Byway (UT 25) · about 127 miles, UT · 13 miles of road
Pando, the largest aspen clone on earth, along the lake.