Phenomenon is the word.
The wave marble canyon arizona.
The wave is situated on the utah arizona border halfway between page arizona and kanab utah in the paria canyon vermilion cliffs wilderness.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of the site the bureau of land management limits foot traffic to 20 people day.
Areas with this designation are considered ecologically sensitive and vulnerable to irreparable damage if access to them is not strictly controlled.
These include the second wave the alcove top rock arch melody arch and the grotto sand cove and fatali s boneyard.
Getting there is only half the journey.
In the coyote buttes ravine some 5 225 feet above sea level stands arizona s the wave.
The wave is best photographed from mid morning to early afternoon so as to minimize the extensive shadows.
In addition to the wave coyote buttes north contains many other spectacular rock formations.
Nothing else does it justice.
Not far from antelope slot canyon serious photographers worldwide know that this amazing lake powell lookout point in the glen canyon national recreation area will leave you marveled.
Until a few decades ago only a handful of people knew about the wave in north coyote buttes of the paria canyon wilderness on the border of utah and arizona.
On the way to marble canyon stop at navajo bridge to see if there are condors around.
They like to sit in the steel structure of the bridge.
Our expert guides allow your trip to be one of a kind and worry free.
25 reviews of the wave at coyote buttes it s said that the wave is one of the most photographed landscapes in the united states.
That may be so but the place is in a rugged area in the middle of nowhere in arizona halfway between kanab utah and page arizona and only 20 people are allowed in by the lottery system.
Today there is a lottery to determine who gets in.
The other areas listed above are best photographed mid late afternoon.
190 million years ago one of the greatest geological formations in the world began to take shape.
The wave is located in the coyote buttes north special management area of the paria canyon vermillion cliffs wilderness area in northern arizona.