approaching Coyote Tower on Courthouse Butte. Route ascends close to right skyline finishing just shy of butte top. After passing tower on right go to edge of Butte on main tourist trail and then angle back left up slabs diagonally to start up and left a few hundred feet up the cliff wall

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approaching Coyote Tower on Courthouse Butte. Route ascends close to right skyline finishing just shy of butte top. After passing tower on right go to edge of Butte on main tourist trail and then angle back left up slabs diagonally to start up and left a few hundred feet up the cliff wall

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Looking down from the summit of Coyote Tower

Photo taken of climbers on Pitch 3 (my dad took this photo as my sister and I climbed the route).

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Bennett

Nov 29, 2008

“approaching Coyote Tower on Courthouse Butte. Route ascends close to right skyline finishing just shy of butte top. After passing tower on right go to edge of Butte on main tourist trail and then angle back left up slabs diagonally to start up and left a few hundred feet up the cliff wall”

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pat brown leading the last pitch of coyote tower

Second to last pitch, slightly sketchy rock at start, dihedral requires that you place good gear at start and punch it for a few moves...

Here is a quick, best recollection of the Coyote Tower route. Better than anything we could find before we attempted the route. Have Fun!

"Are you allright, do yo need a rescue?" came the insults from samaritans far below.

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Marcy and Geir on pitch 4 of Coyote Tower

Looking down from the summit of Coyote Tower

approaching Coyote Tower on Courthouse Butte. Route ascends close to right skyline finishing just shy of butte top. After passing tower on right go to edge of Butte on main tourist trail and then angle back left up slabs diagonally to start up and left a few hundred feet up the cliff wall

Photo taken of climbers on Pitch 3 (my dad took this photo as my sister and I climbed the route).

Pitch 4.

Starting up Pitch 6.

Coyote Tower

My favorite pitch....

Tim Keyt cruising the 2nd pitch

The summit is a very contemplative place.

It can be a bit awkward....

Dan Millis is beginning the climb's overhanging crux on P2.

Surpassing the infamous pod at the top of P2. "Remember, this is fun!"

Tucker Tech on pitch one..a bit heads up.

The 180' rappel from the top of Pitch 3, which goes to the top of Pitch 1. You could probably also rap the route.

pitch two....tucker tech climbing

Looking across the gap. You can jump across and climb to the top of Courthouse Butte.

One of the best sandstone desert towers anywhere. Awesome climb. Mega-fantastic!

A quick sketch of one of the ways to approach Coyote Tower.

Route Overlay Coyote Tower.

view of approach. hike on the trail past the tower (all the way to a slick rock wash) until the vegetated ramp comes into view. This leads you to the perch on the far left where the route starts.

Looking at the pitch of climbing to the top of Courthouse Butte, if you make the jump across at the top of Coyote Tower.

Phil at the second bulge of P1. anchors are next to the little tree above him.

Pitch 6.

Overview of the second pitch.

Pitch 5.

Leading up the sixth pitch. January 2013.

The rap anchor at the top of Pitch 3. You can leave your second rope here as you can rappel Pitches 4-6 with a single 60.

dj telle and richard miranda on the 4th pitch. (picture taken by a sedona local)

Pitch 3 climbs behind the tower and then to the top of it.

Q at the top of p2 in the steep hands section.