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Golden Hour - Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains, United States

Mountain photography forecast for the Rockies. Track fresh snow, winter conditions, and golden hour light at Estes Park, Aspen, and Colorado peaks.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Denver
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Breckenridge
Tomorrow · 06:28–07:21 · 1h window
Medium confidence
64%
🌇Golden Hour Potential100%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 5%
Sun Elevation: -9.5° (Nautical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Durango
Tomorrow · 06:30–07:21
🌇Golden Hour Potential:96.2-100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Silverton
Tomorrow · 06:30–07:22
🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.5-98.7%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Aspen
Tomorrow · 06:31–07:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
High
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Crested Butte
Tomorrow · 06:31–07:24
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Ouray
Tomorrow · 06:33–07:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
High
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Telluride
Tomorrow · 06:34–07:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
High
+13 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Estes Park

Inactive

Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 12h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

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Aspen

Inactive

Iconic mountain town with alpine scenery

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 29m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Vail

Inactive

Premier ski resort winter scenes

Edwards, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 58m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Breckenridge

Inactive

High altitude ski town winter scenes

Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 26m

3 opportunities in next 10 days

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Telluride

Inactive

Box canyon surrounded by snowy peaks

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 32m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Steamboat Springs

Inactive

Famous champagne powder snow

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 13h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Crested Butte

Inactive

Mountain town with pristine powder

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 29m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Durango

Inactive

San Juan Mountains winter gateway

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 28m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Silverton

Inactive

Remote mining town in deep snow

Creede, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 28m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Ouray

Inactive

Ice climbing and box canyon winter

Ouray, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 31m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 4 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations
Some blocked
Most blocked
21 Sat
22 Sun
23 Mon
24 Tue
25 Wed
18
24
06
12
18
24
06
12
18
24
06
12
18
24
06
12
Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)
93% blocked
Golden Hour (Any)
92% blocked
Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)
24% blocked
Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)
5% blocked
How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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