Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-11
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 60 // Our Count: 60.8
Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles
Total Elevation: 905ft ↕ (13,101ft↑/12,196ft↓) // 276 meters ↕ (3,993m↑/3,717m↓)
Year: 2024
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Day 1: Base Camp
Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Opening Campfire
Day 2: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Webster TrailheadSleep at: Arrowhead - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,490 ft // 2,283 meters
Hiking Elevation: 427ft ↕ (462ft↑/35ft↓) // 130 meters ↕ (141m↑/11m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters
Hiking Elevation: 303ft ↕ (773ft↑/470ft↓) // 92 meters ↕ (236m↑/143m↓)
Program: Western Lore/Branding, Demonstration Forest, Forestry Training
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,553ft ↕ (1,987ft↑/434ft↓) // 473 meters ↕ (606m↑/132m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncito
Program: Rock Climbing or Climbing Gym, Mine Tour, Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Campfire
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Clear Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.4 miles / 15.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,297 ft // 3,139 meters
Hiking Elevation: 929ft ↕ (2,652ft↑/1,723ft↓) // 283 meters ↕ (808m↑/525m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Water
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: -959ft ↕ (719ft↑/1,678ft↓) // -292 meters ↕ (219m↑/511m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Muzzle Loading Rifles, Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters
Hiking Elevation: -916ft ↕ (1,538ft↑/2,454ft↓) // -279 meters ↕ (469m↑/748m↓)
Program: Hike Trail Peak
Day 8: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters
Hiking Elevation: 54ft ↕ (257ft↑/203ft↓) // 16 meters ↕ (78m↑/62m↓)
Program: Conservation Project, New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Mexican Dinner
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,186ft ↕ (1,528ft↑/342ft↓) // 361 meters ↕ (466m↑/104m↓)
Program: Campfire, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: -375ft ↕ (403ft↑/778ft↓) // -114 meters ↕ (123m↑/237m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 306ft ↕ (1,924ft↑/1,618ft↓) // 93 meters ↕ (586m↑/493m↓)
Program: Conservation Project, Water, Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,603ft ↕ (858ft↑/2,461ft↓) // -489 meters ↕ (262m↑/750m↓)
Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Hike in via Tooth Ridge, Closing Campfire
¹ This is the official distance published by Philmont. This is the shortest possible amount you could hike that day. Depending on your crew's navigational abilities, you could hike a LOT more than this.