Marking the climax of summer, wildflowers are are nature's celebration of life, erupting like colorful fireworks out of alpine meadows. Typically blooming in July and August (in the northern hemisphere), alpine wildflowers are especially profuse following snowy winters and rainy springs when there's plenty of moisture available on the mountainsides.
Alpine Wildflowers

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Elk Mountains, Colorado

Flat Tops, Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Lechtal Alps, Austria

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Durmitor National Park, Montenegro

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Karwendel, Austria

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Prokletije, Montenegro

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Sawatch Range, Colorado

Valbona, Albania

Dachstein, Austria

Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gore Range, Colorado

Elk Mountains, Colorado

Lizard Head Wilderness, Colorado

Mount Sneffels Wilderness, Colorado

Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Lizard Head Wilderness, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Bosnia/Montenegro

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

Gore Range, Colorado

Flat Tops, Colorado

Hyder, Alaska

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Washington Cascades

Ruby Mountains, Nevada

Allgäuer Alps, Germany

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Glacier National Park, Montana

Wasatch Range, Utah

Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Patagonia

Lizard Head Wilderness, Colorado

Elk Mountains, Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gore Range, Colorado

Dolomites, Italy

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Elk Mountains, Colorado

Queenstown, New Zealand

Uncompahgre Wilderness, Colorado