Amateur Route Area
Amateur Route Area in Arkansas has 23 routes with 15 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 23 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12b
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Amateur Route Area
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
45° / 26°
8 wet · 1 snow
Feb
50° / 29°
8 wet · 1 snow
Mar
59° / 37°
9 wet
Apr
68° / 46°
10 wet
May
76° / 56°
10 wet
Jun
84° / 64°
8 wet
Jul
88° / 68°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 58°
7 wet
Oct
70° / 47°
8 wet
Nov
57° / 36°
8 wet
Dec
48° / 29°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Batesville Lvstk, AR, 11.6 mi away at 571 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Amateur Route Area is a climbing area in Arkansas, about 3 miles from the town of Almond. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, and several of them sit right beside it. The area has 23 routes, 22 of which are sport climbing and one is trad. Grades run from 5.6 to 5.12b, with the median at around 5.10a/b. The easiest of the named routes is Sara's crack, a trad climb at 5.6, and the hardest is Luc Skywalker, a sport route at 5.12b. New Tatoo, My Fuzzy Balls and Dicken Around are other sport routes in the area. The most comfortable months for climbing are typically spring and fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Batesville show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 70°F, while July and August average highs near 88°F. Several other climbing areas are within a short walk. Strawberry shortcake wall, Metal Wall and Game Wall are all about 0.1 mile away, and Jamestown Crag is about 0.3 mile off.
Routes (23)
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Strawberry shortcake wall
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Metal Wall
~0 min drive
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Game Wall
~0 min drive
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Jamestown Crag
~0 min drive
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~1 min drive
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The Roof
~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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Hobo Beach
~16 min drive
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Northeast Arkansas Region
~23 min drive
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