Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

Southern Dynamics

Southern Dynamics in Arkansas has 6 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

6 routes
5.10a – 5.13a
Sport · Trad

Is Southern Dynamics open right now?

Closure in the area

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

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, 8.7 mi away at 2,375 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Southern Dynamics is a climbing area in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest's Buffalo Ranger District in Arkansas, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several named climbing areas, with Heresy Wall and Shadow Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Meat Walls about 0.3 mile off, making it easy to pair with other crags in the same cluster. The area's six routes include five sport climbs and one trad route, with grades ranging from 5.10a up to 5.13a. The hardest is the namesake route, Southern Dynamics, a 5.13a sport climb. Party Favor is 5.10a, and Festering Lester is the trad route at 5.10b. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the Deer, AR weather station, about 9 miles away, put May highs near 70°F and September highs near 75°F, with July and August climbing into the low 80s. Winters are cold, with January highs around 42°F. Sam's Throne, a hike about 2 miles away, and the Catacombs hike at about 2.3 miles are the closest options for time off the rock.

Routes (6)