Arkansas · Rock climbing · Jasper

New Roman Wall

New Roman Wall in Arkansas has 8 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit New Roman Wall

Best months: March–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

    43° / 25°

  2. Feb

    48° / 28°

  3. Mar

    57° / 35°

  4. Apr

    66° / 44°

  5. May

    72° / 54°

  6. Jun

    81° / 62°

  7. Jul

    85° / 66°

  8. Aug

    85° / 65°

  9. Sep

    78° / 59°

  10. Oct

    67° / 48°

  11. Nov

    55° / 37°

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kingston 2s, AR, 13.2 mi away at 2,145 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

New Roman Wall is a climbing area in Arkansas, about 2.4 miles from the town of Mount Sherman. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Roman Wall, Wrangler Wall and Magoo Rock all within about a tenth of a mile. The area offers a mix of sport and trad routes, with eight routes in total. The grades run from 5.7 to 5.11b, and the hardest of them, Electric Daisy, is a sport route at 5.11b. Among the trad routes are Bass Down Low at 5.7 and Ghosts of Mississippi at 5.9+. The sport routes include Stereo Love at 5.10a and Drunken Monkey at 5.10b. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, with July and August peaking near 85°F. The Buffalo River is about 3.6 miles away, and the Little Buffalo River is about 3.8 miles away. The Buffalo River Trail is roughly 7.6 miles off, and Ozark Campground is about 8 miles away.