Going-to-the-Sun Road
Scenic drive · Montana
Glacier National Park's 50-mile alpine crossing peaks at Logan Pass, 6,646 feet on the Continental Divide, where subalpine larch needles turn gold in late September alongside valley aspen. The road typically closes to full-length travel by mid-October.
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Peak: September 17–September 21
Color builds from September 2 · mostly bare by October 8
Sampled at Going-to-the-Sun Road’s own coordinates and elevation (2026 m) rather than a regional average.
This window comes from 74 weather points across Montana, nudged 2 days earlier to match 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. Against Montana's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 1 day earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Going-to-the-Sun Road
The color window runs about 26 days, holding until around September 28. At 6,647 ft, it turns before the lower ground nearby.
Going-to-the-Sun Road on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Montana, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Going-to-the-Sun Road peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for September 17–September 21 (best estimate September 19). Color starts around September 2 and is mostly bare by October 8.
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