Salt Wash Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Grand County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 7.1 miles north of Moab and roughly 57.9 miles southwest of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
The Colorado Plateaus are a high desert of layered sandstone mesas, canyons and plateaus with pinyon-juniper woodland and sagebrush. Waterfalls here are often seasonal, spilling over sandstone ledges after storms or snowmelt.
Grand County holds 16 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Rocky Rapids, is about 5.2 miles away. New Rapids, is about 6.3 miles away. Professor Creek Rapids, is about 7.4 miles away.
Salt Wash Rapids is located at 38.6691° N, 109.5001° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.