Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Chickenhead Wall

Chickenhead Wall in Arkansas has 14 routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

14 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Trad · Sport

Is Chickenhead Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Chickenhead 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 Chickenhead Wall

Best months: March–October. 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

    42° / 26°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 29°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    64° / 45°

    9 wet

  5. May

    70° / 55°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 64°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 67°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 67°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 60°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 49°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 38°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Deer, AR, 9.2 mi away at 2,375 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Chickenhead Wall is a climbing area in the Buffalo Ranger District of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing and hiking spots, with The Point Boulders, The Prow & Reality Wall and Dead Dog & Energamata Walls all about 0.1 mile away, and Sam's Throne a hike of the same distance. The area has 14 routes, 12 of them trad and two sport, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.12a. Easy Out is the easiest, and Dirt Devil is the hardest. Job 3:25 (aka No Fear) is a sport route with a 1996 first ascent by Clay Frisbie and Chandler Schooler. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, Arkansas, run from highs around 64°F in April to about 65°F in October, with July and August highs in the low 80s. For more time on the water, Richland Creek is about 7 miles away and the Buffalo River about 9 miles away.

Routes (14)