Sunset Score
cloud-color forecastHigh cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.
Know Before You Go
Parking
$12/day
Fee lot on Sycamore Canyon Road
Arch window
Nov-Jan
Sun aligns with the arch opening
Sand color
purple
Manganese garnet from eroding cliffs
Peak day
Dec solstice
Closest alignment of sun and arch
applause at the dip
Sunset time, countdown and the Sunset Score are computed live from Open-Meteo’s real cloud forecast at each day’s sunset hour. The in-page cam is an animated preview — tap “live cam” for the real webcam. The Keyhole Arch Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.