Castle in the Clouds
Viewpoint · New Hampshire
Shoe magnate Thomas Plant's 1914 mountaintop mansion, Lucknow, sits on a 5,500-acre former estate above Lake Winnipesaukee, with trails past waterfalls and carriage roads opening onto some of the Lakes Region's widest fall-foliage panoramas.
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Peak: October 8–October 12
Color builds from September 23 · mostly bare by October 31
Sampled at Castle in the Clouds’s own coordinates and elevation (411 m) rather than a regional average.
This window comes from 4 weather points across New Hampshire, nudged 3 days later to match 1 published peak date from almanac.com. This year's weather has the peak running 2 days earlier than a normal year. How the forecast works
When to go to Castle in the Clouds
Good color holds through about October 19, giving you roughly 26 days from the first turn to past peak. Against New Hampshire overall, that is 3 days earlier. Most of that is elevation. It sits at 1,348 ft.
Castle in the Clouds on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of New Hampshire, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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- When does Castle in the Clouds peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 8–October 12 (best estimate October 10). Color starts around September 23 and is mostly bare by October 31.
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