The Counties of
Utah

BEAVER
BOX ELDER
CACHE
CARBON
DAGGETT
DAVIS
DUCHESNE
EMERY
GARFIELD
GRAND
IRON
JUAB
KANE
MILLARD
MORGAN
PIUTE
RICH
SALT LAKE
SANPETE
SAN JUAN
SEVIER
SUMMIT
TOOELE
UINTAH
UTAH
WASATCH
WASHINGTON
WAYNE
WEBER






























Delano Peak
Bull Mtn
Naomi Peak
Monument Peak
Eccentric Peak
Thurston Peak
Kings Peak
East Mtn
Mt Ellen
Mt Waas
Brian Head
Ibapah Peak
Navajo Cliffs
Mine Camp Peak
Thurston Peak
Delano Peak
Bridger Peak
American Twin Pks
South Tent Mtn
Mount Peale
Fish Lake Hightop
Gilbert Peak
Deseret Peak
Eccentric Peak
Mt. Nebo
Murdock Mtn (W)
Signal Peak
Bluebell Knoll
Willard Peak

L I N K S

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Mt. Ellen (Garfield Co.) imagery used with permission by Bob Palin

Over the years I have made slow but steady progress in chipping away at the Utah County highpoints. This is partly due to my concentrating on the other nearby states to Arizona - mainly New Mexico, Nevada and Southern California. Since I am finally done with New Mexico and Nevada's counties, and have got as many as I am going to get in Southern California, my attentions have turned to Utah. Despite my 'slow' progress, I am over two-thirds finished, with 20 counties finished (including a two-fer pair), and nine to go (including two two-fer pairs). So, in truth, going by the peaks themselves, I have 19 in the books, 7 to go.

My first Utah trip was in 1998 when I set out to hike Kings Peak, the state highpoint. I was successful on that hike, but did not bother to try for other peaks at that time. I made two quick swings into southwest Utah from my folks' place in Henderson, Nevada, during 2001, bagging five more counties. In 2002 I gained two more as part of a week-long trip through Colorado and other states. I made great progress in 2003 over two trips, then did nothing for all of 2004. In 2005 I climbed one more in the state, but in 2006 I gained another six over two trips.

Although I have just 7 actual peaks to go before claiming a state completion, all of them are big ones and will require some effort and time. I don't see a completion happening before 2009, and that's if I work fast. I figure 3-4 per year, which will motivate me to get the final one or two tough nuts.