Rock Formation · Arizona

The Wave (Coyote Buttes North)

The undulating sandstone bowl made famous worldwide

TypeRock Formation
StateArizona
Best seasonSpring & fall (no shade or water — never summer midday)
How to visitPermit by lottery only (very limited daily); Vermilion Cliffs

A rippling, candy-striped bowl of Navajo sandstone in the Vermilion Cliffs — one of the most coveted hikes on earth, protected by a strict daily permit lottery. Get the permit and you walk into a desktop wallpaper made real.

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The striped sandstone trough.

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