Arkansas · Rock climbing · Huntsville

Main Wall

Main Wall in Arkansas has 14 bouldering routes across 8 difficulty grades.

14 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Main 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

    47° / 30°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 33°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 40°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 49°

    8 wet

  5. May

    76° / 58°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 66°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 69°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 68°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 61°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 51°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    58° / 40°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    49° / 32°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntsville 1 Ssw, AR, 4.8 mi away at 1,783 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Main Wall is a bouldering area in Arkansas, about 2.7 miles from the town of Wharton. It sits right next to Cave Roof, another climbing area just 0.1 mile away, so the two make an easy pairing for a day on the rock. The area holds 14 boulder problems, all rated on the V scale. Thirteen of them fall between V0 and V9, with a median of V4, and one is a crack at V5. The routes include Warm-Up Arete (V0), McDynamic (V3), The Fin (V4) and Squeeze Play (V9), which is the hardest listed. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Huntsville show October highs around 70°F with lows near 51°F, while July and August average highs of 88°F.