Arkansas · Rock climbing · Mount Judea

White Trash Wall

White Trash Wall in Arkansas has 16 climbing routes with mixed and trad styles.

White Trash WallPhoto: JustTooLazy, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
16 routes
5.5 – 5.12b
Trad · Mixed

Is White Trash Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It doesn't name White Trash Wall, 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 White Trash Wall

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 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.

White Trash Wall 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 spots, with Blind Man's Bluff and The Throne both about 0.1 mile away, and The Plaque Wall at a similar distance. The area is also close to the Sam's Throne hike, about 0.2 mile off. The climbing here is a mix of traditional and mixed routes, with 11 trad routes and five mixed ones. Grades run from 5.5 up to 5.12b, and the White Trash Direct route is the hardest at 5.12b. Among the named routes are Bash the Jugs at 5.5, Boston Rag at 5.7, and You Crack Me Up at 5.8+. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Deer, Arkansas, show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July and August peaking near 83°F. Paddlers can find the Buffalo River about 9 miles away, and Richland Creek offers canoeing roughly 7 miles off.

Routes (16)