The Wave (Coyote Buttes)
Good to know
- Best time to go
- March to May, October to November
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A sandstone formation on the Arizona-Utah border in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, famous for its undulating troughs of swirling red and orange Navajo sandstone. The formations resemble a frozen wave of layered color. Access is strictly controlled by a permit lottery managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with a limited number of daily walk-in and advance permits. The 6-mile round-trip route across open slickrock is unmarked and requires navigation skills.
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