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Mapping fall color
A new map from Appalachian State University’s Michael Denslow gives a visual prediction of fall color’s schedule in the mountains, based on elevation and latitude — one of the first maps to consider both factors.
The map shows later fall color peaks in lighter colors and earlier peaks in darker colors, with estimates based on the guess that for each 1,000-foot increase in elevation, colors will peak one week earlier and reliance on published papers explaining the role of latitude.
“We would love to hear from any of you as to whether we have hit the fall color peak correctly or missed it,” wrote Denslow. “Over the next few years, we hope to ‘adjust’ the map to better model the progression of fall colors throughout our state.”
