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Black on Blonde Wall

Black on Blonde Wall in Arkansas has 9 climbing routes across 8 grades.

Black on Blonde WallPhoto: vekeller2000, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.10+ – 5.12d
Sport · Trad

Is Black on Blonde Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Black on Blonde Wall, so check the source for the area it covers (9 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Black on Blonde Wall

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 28°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    54° / 32°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 39°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  5. May

    79° / 57°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 66°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 70°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 69°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 62°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 50°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 39°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 32°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ozark 2, AR, 27.1 mi away at 830 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.

Black on Blonde Wall is a climbing area in the Magazine Mountain Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the wall sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Breakfast Wall and Crag Central each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is mostly sport, with two traditional routes. Of the 10 routes listed, the grades range from 5.10a to 5.12d. Velvet Elvis, a sport route at 5.10d, was first climbed by Tony Morris and Steve Bearden, and Bozo's Gone Berserk, at 5.12a, was first climbed by Chris Lee. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run about 71°F highs in April and 73°F in October, while July highs reach about 92°F. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet below the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Mt. Magazine Trail is about 0.8 mile away, and Waveland Park, about 3.9 miles off, offers camping.

Routes (9)