Arkansas · Rock climbing · Lincoln

Mad Max Wall

Mad Max Wall in Arkansas has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.11d
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Mad Max Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 25°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 28°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 36°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 45°

    11 wet

  5. May

    77° / 54°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 63°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 66°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 65°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    82° / 56°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 45°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    59° / 35°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    50° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fayetteville Drake Fld, AR, 13.9 mi away at 1,251 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mad Max Wall is a climbing area in Arkansas, about 1.4 miles from the town of Rhea. It sits right next to two other climbing areas, Ivory Coast Wall and Lake Lincoln, both about 0.1 mile away, so it's easy to pair with them on a single visit. The area has eight routes, with six of them sport climbs and one each of bouldering and trad. The grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11d, with the hardest routes, Mad Max and Nightrider, both at 5.11d. The boulder route is listed as V3-4. The Mad Max route is named after the wall itself. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fayetteville show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F. The closest trail is the Lincoln Lake Loop, a mountain biking route about half a mile away. Paddlers can head to Moores Creek, about 1.1 miles off, and hikers can reach the Wedington Lakeshore Trail, roughly 6.6 miles away. Lake Wedington campground is about 7 miles from the wall.

Routes (8)