Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Sam's Throne

Sam's Throne in Arkansas has 3 climbing routes with sport and trad options.

3 routes
5.8 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport

Is Sam's Throne open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name Sam's Throne, 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 Sam's Throne

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, 9.2 mi away at 2,375 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sam's Throne 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 other climbing areas, with Coup D'etat Wall, The Squeeze Block & Titanic Wall and Arachnophobia, Dark Side, & International Walls all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here ranges from trad routes to a single sport route. Bones and Steel is a trad climb at 5.8, Southern Cross is a sport route at 5.10, and Fatal Attraction is a trad route at 5.11a. The area's most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, AR, run from highs around 70°F to 75°F with lows in the 50s and 60s. That station sits about 755 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Catacombs and Dog Trot are both hikes within a third of a mile. For paddling, Richland Creek is about 7 miles away and the Buffalo River about 9 miles away.

Routes (3)

Southern Cross Wall(1)

Southern Cross5.10

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