Moss Glen Falls
Mount Mansfield & Stowe, Vermont · 934 ft
Moss Glen Brook drops about 125 feet through a narrow slate gorge with birch and maple leaning over the rim from both sides. The walls stay shaded all day, so leaves read against dark wet rock instead of blown-out sky.
Typical peak
Oct 2 – Oct 10
Long range. Treat as a planning estimate only.
Best light
Best under flat overcast
Crowds
moderate
Fills up mid-morning. Arriving for first light is usually enough.
Getting there
From Stowe village take VT Route 100 north 3 miles, bear right on Randolph Road, turn right on Moss Glen Falls Road to the small lot, and walk a quarter mile upstream.
What turns here
- yellow birch
- sugar maple
- american beech
Color progression
Typical peak Oct 6Typical color progression for Moss Glen Falls. No change from Aug 29 to Sep 15. First color from Sep 15 to Sep 24. Approaching peak from Sep 24 to Oct 2. Peak from Oct 2 to Oct 10. Past peak from Oct 10 to Oct 20. Bare from Oct 20 to Nov 3.
Color starts around Sep 15.
Light at peak
Moss Glen Falls on October 6, the day it typically peaks. Knowing when color arrives is one thing. Knowing where the sun will be is another.
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| First light (blue hour) Sun 6° below horizon | 6:25 AM |
| Sunrise Rises E · 96° | 6:54 AM |
| Morning golden hour ends 39 min of low, warm light | 7:33 AM |
| Solar noon Highest sun, flattest light | 12:38 PM |
| Evening golden hour starts 39 min before sunset | 5:44 PM |
| Sunset Sets W · 263° | 6:23 PM |
| Last light (blue hour) Sun 6° below horizon | 6:52 PM |
Times in America/New York · day length 11h 29m · computed from NOAA solar equations
Which way to point the camera
Sun rises E, sets W.
Aim within 45° of those and the canopy glows translucent. Turn your back to them for flat, accurate color.
Location pages name the light directly.
Shooting conditions
Glassy water, wind blur, and what the cloud will do to your light.
Recent reports
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