Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Dead Dog & Energamata Walls

Dead Dog & Energamata Walls in Arkansas has 27 climbing routes across 18 difficulty grades.

27 routes
5.7 – 5.12d
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Dead Dog & Energamata Walls open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Dead Dog & Energamata Walls, 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 Dead Dog & Energamata Walls

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, 9.4 mi away at 2,375 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dead Dog & Energamata Walls 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 climbing and hiking spots, with East Main Bluff and The Prow & Reality Wall just 0.1 mile away and the Catacombs hike at the same distance. Sam's Throne campground is 0.2 mile off. The area has 27 routes, with sport and trad styles each making up about a third of the total. The YDS grade range runs from 5.7 to 5.12d, with Arkansas Roofs 101 at 5.10a and SAMCRO at 5.12d. Whiff of a Dead Dog is a mixed route at 5.10c/d. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, Arkansas, show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July and August peaking near 83°F. Paddlers can reach the Buffalo River about 9 miles away, and Richland Creek offers canoeing roughly 7 miles off.

Routes (27)

Carhartts RecommendedFA: Chase Webb and Ross Hokett5.10-Vertical TacoFA: Hancock, Murphy 19935.10-Not the MommaFA: Frisbie, Hancock 19915.10+Arkansas Roofs 101FA: Jon Von Canon 3/915.10aChina DollFA: Frisbie, Delp 19905.10aDoggy StyleFA: Stark Ligon/Andrew Childs5.10bHello KittyFA: Embers, Prather, Liske5.10bBazooka Bubble GumFA: Embers, Prather, Prather in Fall 20185.10cGreen Eggs and SpamFA: Frisbie, Hancock, Murphy, Eric Massey, Kevin Hale 7/945.10cInherit the WindFA: Frisbie, Poplawski 2/955.10cSwamp ThingFA: Frisbie, Hancock 19915.10cWhiff of a Dead DogFA: Clay Frisbie/Mike Davison 19905.10c/dFreedom From FearFA: Frisbie, Von Canon 19905.11-Dead Dog5.11aBreak in the BattleFA: Clay Frisbie, Jon Von Canon, Tom Hancock, 19915.11cFrosted FlakesFA: Embers, Prather, Liske5.11cHells AngelsFA: Tyler Casey5.11dPerelandraFA: Ben Williams, 20065.11dSecond AdamFA: Clay Frisbie, Chuck Caughlin, Tom Hancock 19945.12aHoly Smokes!FA: Collins, Williams 10/055.12a/bFlying DogFA: Scott Fitzgerald, Stark Ligon5.12cSAMCROFA: Joe Larson5.12dEnergemata5.7Dunamis5.8Mindless5.8Renewed Mind5.9Stray DogFA: Mario Stanley and Jeremy Collins5.9-