Photos: Leaf peeping in Colorado’s high country

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Fall colors in full view from Corona Pass in Winter Park, Colo., Sept. 21, 2025.

Where the air is thin, fall colors are nearing their peak.

In higher, colder parts of Colorado, autumn has arrived. So we hit the road up Corona Pass in Grand County and Jones Pass Road in Clear Creek County to document the changing of the leaves.

Here's what we saw along the way.

NOTE: If you venture up Corona Pass, be aware that it is a steep, unpaved road. Only attempt in a 4WD vehicle.


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Fall colors in full view from Corona Pass in Winter Park, Colo., Sept. 21, 2025.
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The slopes of Winter Park Resort are visible through the changing leaves on Corona Pass, Sept. 21, 2025.
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Fall colors in full view on a mountainside in Berthoud Falls, Colo., Sept. 21, 2025.