Winchell Falls is a waterfall on Esopus Creek in Ulster County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 3.2 miles south of Shokan and roughly 53.3 miles northwest of Danbury as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Esopus Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Ulster County holds 49 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cathedral Falls, is under a mile away. Spillway Gorge, is about 1.6 miles away. Upper Samsonville Falls, is about 4.2 miles away.
Winchell Falls is located at 41.9274° N, 74.2008° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.