In this undated photo, former Ogden firefighter Kent Stanford shows off his completed checklist of the highest peaks in each Utah county, having hiked them all over the course of multiple decades.

Utah's schools span an array of towns and cities, including some of the best places to visit if you're coming for the area's incredible natural scenery.

NORTH OGDEN — The recent Willard Peak Fire in North Ogden underscores the fire risks associated with development on mountains and in buffer zones where housing gives way to wildlands. The blaze serves ...