Wild Horse Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Uintah County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 20.9 miles east of East Carbon City and roughly 86.9 miles northwest 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.
There are 11 recorded rapids in Uintah County. Steer Ridge Rapids, is about 1.2 miles away. Log Cabin Rapids, is about 2.8 miles away. Flat Canyon Rapids, is about 3.2 miles away.
Wild Horse Rapids is located at 39.5918° N, 110.0259° 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.