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Cowell/Deer Area Climbing

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Areas in Cowell/Deer Area

Cowell 17 / 128 / 1 / 135 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 281

Dismal Hollow 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Haunt Hollow 2 / 29 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

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Elevation:	2,127 ft	648 m
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Description

The largest concentrated area of climbing located in the backwoods of Arkansas.

The Cowell/Deer area has a good portion of classic boulders for the state, as well as moderate and hard sport crags.

The area is slowly becoming more and more popular, and offers climbing for just about every grade range. There is something for everyone here. An abundance of National Forestry offers ease of accessibility and camping year round.

A destination for the climber passing by indefinitely!

The Invasion Wall
The classic hardman wall with multiple classics all on an aggressively overhanging wall that features very powerful boulder problems on most routes.

Hudson Mountain
Perhaps the most popular sport climbing crag in the Cowell area, hosts climbs at just about every grade to 5.13 with moderates that rival those found in HCR.

Fred's Cave/Font Red
The premiere bouldering area for the state other than HCR. The quality lines out here showcase a variety of grades whether your pulling hard in Freds Cave, or slapping your way up the famous "Le'beak"

Getting There

Cowell:From Jasper take Highway 7 south until you reach county rd 1204 on your left.

Look for a house with a large assortment of junk and Christmas lights off of the road to indicate the country rd.

Deer: From Jasper take Highway 7 until you reach the fork for Highway 16. Veer right onto Hwy 16 and roll into the sleepy town of Deer. The local gas station is your last resort for supplies before heading into the woods

313 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cowell/Deer Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V3 6A 177 ● Rings of Uranus Boulder Cowell > Font Red
V4 6B 206 ● Le Beak Boulder Cowell > Font Red
V6- 7A 75 ● Electralica Boulder Cowell > Invasion Area > Sex Boulder Bouldering
V9 7C 40 ● Ab Lounge Boulder Cowell > Invasion Area > Sex Boulder Bouldering
V9-10 7C+ 22 ● Off the Rails Boulder Cowell > Invasion Area > Dub's Cave
V10 7C+ 16 ● Fred's Roof Boulder Cowell > Fred's Cave Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 80 ● Hudson Crack Trad Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 73 ● Bucket Brigade Sport Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 34 ● Meet the Creeper Sport Haunt Hollow > Haunted Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 40 ● PMA Sport Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 47 ● Fogell Sport Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 21 ● Supertang Sport Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 37 ● Embrace The Martian Sport Cowell > Invasion Area > Invasion Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 24 ● Goldline Sport Cowell > Hudson Mountain
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 28 ● The Invasion Sport Cowell > Invasion Area > Invasion Wall