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The Counties of
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Utah County Highpoints
Utah County Highpoints
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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.
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