Winkel
- 14.4 mi
- round trip
- 4,125 ft
- climb
- 8,435 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
Is Winkel open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.
PST 66 Rock Canyon Trail Temporarily Closed
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Fishlake National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Winkel is a hard hike of about 14.4 miles in the Richfield Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back with a one-way elevation gain of about 4,125 feet, rising from roughly 6,369 feet to about 8,435 feet. The trail surface is natural, and bikes are allowed. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Koosharem run from highs around 69°F in May to 75°F in September, and temperatures on this hike run cooler than those figures because the trail climbs to about 8,400 feet. Several other routes start close by. First Lefthand Fork is about 1.8 miles away, Shingle Fork about 2.2 miles, Signal Peak-Monument Peak about 2.8 miles, and Monroe Canyon: North Side offers climbing about 3.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain14 mi away
- Cedar Mountain RV Resort29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- First Lefthand ForkHiking1.8 mi
- Shingle ForkHiking2.2 mi
- Signal Peak-Monument PeakHiking2.8 mi
- Third Left Hand ForkHiking3.2 mi
Monroe Canyon: North SideRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi- The NarrowsRock climbingPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi
- Second Left Hand ForkHiking3.3 mi
- MONROE PEAKHiking3.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Flat Canyon Tie TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Lorne Kelly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- First Lefthand ForkHiking · ~3 min drive
- Signal Peak-Monument PeakHiking · ~5 min drive
- MONROE PEAKHiking · ~6 min drive
- FLAT CANYON TIE SPURHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Lorne Kelly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Shingle ForkHiking · ~4 min drive
- Third Left Hand ForkHiking · ~6 min drive
- TRAIL 4761BHiking · ~7 min drive
- ServiceberryHiking · ~8 min drive
- Second Left Hand ForkHiking · ~6 min drive
Best time to visit Winkel
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 12°
6 wet
Feb
43° / 16°
6 wet
Mar
52° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
59° / 27°
6 wet
May
69° / 32°
5 wet
Jun
80° / 41°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 48°
7 wet
Aug
82° / 47°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 39°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 28°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 19°
5 wet
Dec
39° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Koosharem, UT, 12.6 mi away at 6,930 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
