The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)

Name: The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)
Address: US

Schematic Wire Pass trailhead to The Wave. Not a GPS track and not walking distance. Cited round trip about 10 km is editorial. The Wave is in Arizona; Wire Pass is in Utah.

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Distance 10 km provisional (round figure) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · T2 · schematic

Itinerary not published

Last checked 2026-10-25

Cite this record

The Hiking World, The Wave (Coyote Buttes North), read 2026-10-25, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/the-wave-coyote-buttes-north

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-25

Byline

The Hiking World editorial team · author

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T21:14:24.668Z

Representative point on The Wave (Coyote Buttes North): 36.996°, -112.006°, about 1589 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 15°C, Clear.

2026-11-07 Clear, 3–16°C
2026-11-08 Clear, 4–16°C
2026-11-09 Clear, 5–18°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Sourced record

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Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.

Stored line for The Wave (Coyote Buttes North), from 37.019°, -112.025° to 36.996°, -112.006°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts37.019, -112.025

Distance10 km*

editorial cited round trip ~10 km; schematic — not walking distance · read 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published

High point1,589 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Low point1,485 m

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional

Routeout-and-back

Daysnot published

Seasonunverified

GradeUngraded (schematic ingest)

Catalog entry

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)

SAC T2: Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1: Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.

Elevation

Stored distance is 10 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (3.06 km), not the published line length.

OpenStreetMap pins only (ODbL): Wire Pass Trailhead node 821389059, The Wave node 821389089 (Wikidata Q3032130). No maintained-tread relation. Pin-to-pin spacing is not the published walk.

Cited round trip about 10 km is editorial. Return retraces this line and is not doubled in the geometry.

DEM high 1,589 m at The Wave, low 1,485 m at Wire Pass. Ascent is that difference. Descent on the stored one-way line is 0.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

Permit: Coyote Buttes North permit
Booking: required
Issuer: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Permits and fees for this year · Permit cost

Permits and fees

We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.

Quota / restriction: 64 people or up to 16 groups/day total — 48 via advanced lottery (4 months prior) + 16 via daily mobile-geofenced lottery.

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Checked
Application feeVerified	$6 USD	64 people or up to 16 groups/day total — 48 via advanced lottery (4 months prior) + 16 via daily mobile-geofenced lottery.	Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	Issuer page	Verified 2026-10-25 vs Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Recreation feeVerified	$7 USD per person or dog if selected	64 people or up to 16 groups/day total — 48 via advanced lottery (4 months prior) + 16 via daily mobile-geofenced lottery.	Bureau of Land Management (BLM)	Issuer page	Verified 2026-10-25 vs Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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Hazards

Unmaintained slickrock. The line is two pins, not a surveyed tread.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

Wire Pass TH: car-free flag unknown.
The Wave: car-free flag unknown.

Trailheads

Wire Pass TH car-free: unknown
The Wave car-free: unknown

Questions

Do I need a permit for The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)?

A permit is listed as required for The Wave (Coyote Buttes North): Coyote Buttes North permit. Status: Verified.

How much is the The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) permit?

Application fee: $6 USD (Bureau of Land Management (BLM), verified 2026-10-25). Status: Verified. Recreation fee: $7 USD per person or dog if selected (Bureau of Land Management (BLM), verified 2026-10-25). Status: Verified.