Sam's Throne | |
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![]() Sam's Throne, May 2011 | |
Location | Ozark – St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas, USA |
Nearest city | Jasper, Arkansas |
Range | Boston Mountains, Ozarks |
Coordinates | 35°52′15″N93°03′31″W / 35.87083°N 93.05861°W |
Rock type | Sandstone |
Website | Official website |
Sam's Throne is a hard sandstone rock climbing area in the Boston Mountains of north central Arkansas, in the Ozark - St. Francis National Forest. [1] [2] Among its attractions for serious rock climbers is the Chickenhead Wall formation.
The area is extensively described in the guide Arkansas Rock Volume 1 by Clay Frisbie (Boston Mountain Press).
The surrounding area contains over 100 named climbing routes of various difficulty, and is serviced by a paved Forest Service Road from the town of Mount Judea. [3]