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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

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Telluride

Today · 20:00–20:41 · 1h window

Medium confidence

60%

🌇Golden Hour Potential94.6%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 14%

High Cloud Cover: 22%

Sun Elevation: 3.3° (Golden hour)

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Ouray

Today · 20:00–20:40

🌇Golden Hour Potential:96.1%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Estes Park

Tomorrow · 05:18–06:16

🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.5-99.1%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Breckenridge

Tomorrow · 05:22–06:20

🌇Golden Hour Potential:97-98.5%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Steamboat Springs

Tomorrow · 05:22–06:21

🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.7-96.1%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Vail

Tomorrow · 05:24–06:22

🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.5%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Aspen

Tomorrow · 05:27–06:24

🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.2-100%

Medium

+13 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Estes Park

Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Right now: Golden Hour Potential too low (76%, ≥ 80.0%)

Next opportunity in ~22h 22m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Aspen

Iconic mountain town with alpine scenery

Aspen, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~22h 31m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Vail

Premier ski resort winter scenes

Edwards, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~22h 29m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Breckenridge

High altitude ski town winter scenes

Silverthorne, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~22h 27m

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Telluride

Box canyon surrounded by snowy peaks

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~13h 4m

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Steamboat Springs

Famous champagne powder snow

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~22h 27m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Crested Butte

Mountain town with pristine powder

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~3 days 23h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Durango

San Juan Mountains winter gateway

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~3 days 13h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Silverton

Remote mining town in deep snow

Creede, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~3 days 13h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Ouray

Ice climbing and box canyon winter

Ouray, Colorado, United States

Next opportunity in ~13h 4m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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

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26 Tue

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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)

91% blocked

Golden Hour (Any)

84% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)

68% blocked

Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)

0% 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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