Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness is a 5,479-acre wilderness area in Emery County, Utah. It rises from about 5,321 to 6,670 ft. The nearest town is Hanksville, 17.1 miles away in a straight line.
Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness map
Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
3 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - West Desert District (Stage 1) Effective Sept. 5, 2026. Applies to land covered by this Utah Fire Info order. Stage 1. Listed as Active on Utah Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Cottonwood Fire Closure Effective June 26, 2026. Applies to all BLM land in Utah. Listed as Active on Utah Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Statewide (Prevention Order) Effective June 17, 2025. Applies to all BLM land in Utah. Listed as Active on Utah Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
Utah Fire Info, Utah DNR's interagency fire information hub, keeps the Utah fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Utah fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- Hanksville, UT is the nearest town, 17.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness is about 6,670 ft, and its lowest about 5,321 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).
Who manages Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 5,479 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record |
Getting to Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
- Hanksville, UT is the nearest town, 17.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
- Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Temple Mountain Road.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
- Little Wild Horse Trailhead North - 4x4 Access (0.03 mi outside the boundary, 5,495 ft), at 38.6154, -110.8027 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ut.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Public lands next to Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness
- Wilderness areaLittle Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness borders Horse Valley Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaLittle Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness borders Little Ocean Draw Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaLittle Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness borders Muddy Creek Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaMiddle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness is 2.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaRed's Canyon Wilderness is 3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Utah
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=795 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n39w111/USGS_1_n39w111.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_49.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)