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The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)

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.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

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

Permits and fees

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

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
Application feeOfficial source$9 USD—Not recordedIssuer pageVerified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded
Recreation feeOfficial source$7 USD per person/dog—Not recordedIssuer pageVerified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded
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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 · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+106 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
High point1,591 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point1,485 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T2 · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

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.

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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 1,591 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.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

Permit
Coyote Buttes North permit

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Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

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

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Hazards

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

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 on this record is an official source.

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

Application fee: $9 USD (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official. Recreation fee: $7 USD per person/dog (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official.

The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) permit quota and booking

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

How difficult is The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)?

The Wave (Coyote Buttes North) is graded SAC T2 · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Unmaintained slickrock. The line is two pins, not a surveyed tread.

How long is The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)?

This figure is 10 km (provisional): a schematic straight-line estimate between waypoints — not a measured walking distance; published figures are the better guide. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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