Mount Hinkel
- 7,618 ft
- summit
- Aug
- best months
Mount Hinkel is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,620 ft (2,322 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Kaslo, about 9.2 miles northwest of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Jardine, Mount Schroeder and Milford Peak. For camping, Schroeder Creek Resort and Lost Ledges Campground are within about 6 miles. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 7,618 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Mount Hinkel. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Mount Hinkel
How tall is Mount Hinkel?
7,618 ft (2,322 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Mount Hinkel?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Mount Farnham11,460 ft · British Columbia, Canada1 route39 mi awayPhoto: Eternalsleeper at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Continental Mountain6,677 ft · Idaho1 route75 mi away
- Shorty Peak6,519 ft · Idaho1 route77 mi away
- Mission Mountain6,214 ft · Idaho1 route78 mi away
- Red Top6,273 ft · Idaho1 route79 mi away
- Cutoff Peak6,847 ft · Idaho1 route81 mi away
- Mount JardineSummit · ~3 min drive
- Mount SchroederSummit · ~4 min drive
- Milford PeakSummit · ~4 min drive
- Mount HolmesSummit · ~9 min drive
- Texas PeakSummit · ~11 min drive
- Mount BrennanSummit · ~11 min drive
- Paddy PeakSummit · ~11 min drive
- West Texas PeakSummit · ~12 min drive
- Mount BuchananSummit · ~12 min drive
- Mount DavisSummit · ~12 min drive
Also worth it near here
- 7-Mile Creek FSRCross-country skiing · ~9 min drive
- No BrakesHiking · ~14 min drive
Moyie BeachBeach · ~16 min drivePhoto: Hardo Müller from Bonn, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Broken Falls CascadeWaterfall · ~23 min drive
Silverton Campground - LakesideCamping · ~28 min drivePhoto: Sebb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mount Hinkel
Best months: August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
16° / 5°
18 wet
Feb
21° / 7°
16 wet
Mar
28° / 13°
18 wet
Apr
35° / 19°
14 wet
May
43° / 24°
14 wet
Jun
54° / 33°
16 wet
Jul
61° / 40°
14 wet
Aug
62° / 40°
12 wet
Sep
52° / 32°
13 wet
Oct
37° / 20°
15 wet
Nov
22° / 8°
19 wet
Dec
13° / 2°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 7,034 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
