Whitcombs, The

Plainview, Arkansas

Arkansas

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What we do know

  • Inside Ouachita National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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At a glance

54 routes
V0 – V8+
Bouldering

Routes (54)

Lil Earle MantleV-easyShots Fired Boulder DownclimbV-easyDeep Fried Turkey (aka Mellor Slab)V0The JC ExperienceV0+ButterfaceV1Devious RakesV1Iron EfficiencyV1Unknown Warmup Problem - Grade is an estimateV1James Webb Memorial ProblemV1-2Bum Meets WorldV2Froyo With JimmyV2Gun ControlV2Ironing Board TraverseV2IronyV2The ScoopV2TurduckenV2Un-named problemV2Unknown ProblemV2Candy CornV3Fe 26V3Flat CatFA: Aaron MadeyV3Iron DeficiencyV3Jingo WobblyV3Leggo My EggoV3Mohawk Memorial ProblemV3The Bed Bug TraverseV3Brass KnucklesV3+BiceV4BriceV4Brown OutV4Lil EarleV4Poison Ivy PlanetV4ProlificV4Stairway to the WhitcombsV4BootyworkV4+Bliss AreteV5FINV5Jack-O-LanternV5Low VoltageV5Moth to a FlameV5Shots FiredFA: David Harrison (I think...)V5Welcome to the WhitcombsV5Take Nap (Formerly Ryan's Problem)V5-Arete Left of Deep Fried TurkeyV5-6Mouth BreatherV5+TofurkeyFA: Aaron MadeyV5+Direct HitV6DNF Project (change the name when you send - grade is an estimate)V6Tim DuncanFA: Jacob BiceV6+Black OutV7High VoltageV7AftershaveFA: David HarrisonV8DuckworthFA: Jacob BiceV8Booty Work Arete ProjectV8+

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About this crag

Whitcombs, The is a climbing area in Arkansas with 54 routes. It offers bouldering.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Nimrod Dam, AR weather station, 4.1 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan52° high31° low
  2. Feb57° high34° low
  3. Mar66° high41° low
  4. Apr75° high49° low
  5. May82° high60° low
  6. Jun90° high68° low
  7. Jul94° high72° low
  8. Aug94° high70° low
  9. Sep87° high63° low
  10. Oct76° high51° low
  11. Nov64° high40° low
  12. Dec54° high33° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Ouachita National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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