Sleepy Hollow Farm
Woodstock & Pomfret, Vermont · 1,053 ft
A white 1780s farmhouse and red barns sit in a hollow below Cloudland Road, with a curving drive lined by sugar maples dropping toward them. Morning fog pools in the bowl and separates the buildings from the wooded hillside behind.
Typical peak
Oct 3 – Oct 11
Long range. Treat as a planning estimate only.
Best light
Best at sunrise
Crowds
extreme
Gridlocked at peak weekends. Go on a weekday, or be there an hour before light.
Getting there
Park on the dirt shoulder of Cloudland Road in Pomfret and shoot from the gate, but check the town's posted dates first, since Pomfret has closed the road to non-residents for much of foliage season since 2023.
What turns here
- sugar maple
- white ash
- american beech
Color progression
Typical peak Oct 7Typical color progression for Sleepy Hollow Farm. No change from Aug 30 to Sep 16. First color from Sep 16 to Sep 25. Approaching peak from Sep 25 to Oct 3. Peak from Oct 3 to Oct 11. Past peak from Oct 11 to Oct 21. Bare from Oct 21 to Nov 4.
Color starts around Sep 16.
Light at peak
Sleepy Hollow Farm on October 7, 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 · 97° | 6:54 AM |
| Morning golden hour ends 38 min of low, warm light | 7:32 AM |
| Solar noon Highest sun, flattest light | 12:37 PM |
| Evening golden hour starts 38 min before sunset | 5:42 PM |
| Sunset Sets W · 263° | 6:21 PM |
| Last light (blue hour) Sun 6° below horizon | 6:49 PM |
Times in America/New York · day length 11h 27m · 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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