Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Hippie Wall

Hippie Wall in Arkansas has 5 routes with 5 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

5 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Trad · Sport

Is Hippie Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Hippie 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 Hippie 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, 8.3 mi away at 2,375 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hippie 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 several other climbing areas, including Gravity Slab/Meltdown Wall and Cool Breeze Area, all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has five routes, four of which are trad and one sport. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.10c, with the sport route, Sunshine Divine, at 5.10a. The hardest trad route is Hairless Wonder at 5.10c, and Burly Bulges is a trad 5.10b/c. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. 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. Nearby, Sam's Throne and Catacombs are hikes about 2 miles away, and Richland Creek offers canoeing roughly 6 miles off.