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Former Ogden firefighter completes goal of traversing highest peaks in every Utah county
This summer, a retired Ogden City firefighter completed a decades-long goal of hiking the highest point in each of Utah's 29 counties, reaching the 13,448-foot summit of Gilbert Peak in Summit County. Now a resident of St. George — and formerly of Pleasant View — Kent Stanford officially checked off the final hike on his list at the tender age of 75 (and two knee replacements later). He completed the task on July 31 with his two sons, Carson and Brandon Stanford, by his side. "It was a long hike. It was about six hours getting up there. We took our time, but it was steep, and it ...
