Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-14
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 63 // Our Count: 67.3
Avg Miles per Day: 5.7 miles
Total Elevation: 264ft ↕ (14,204ft↑/13,940ft↓) // 80 meters ↕ (4,329m↑/4,249m↓)
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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.3 miles / 3.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters
Hiking Elevation: 287ft ↕ (334ft↑/47ft↓) // 87 meters ↕ (102m↑/14m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,208ft ↕ (1,696ft↑/488ft↓) // 368 meters ↕ (517m↑/149m↓)
Program: New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Logging Skills, Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Campfire
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 924ft ↕ (2,440ft↑/1,516ft↓) // 282 meters ↕ (744m↑/462m↓)
Program: Spar Pole Climbing, Hike Trail Peak, Western Lore/Branding, Campfire
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 0.1 miles / 0.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Conservation Project, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 6: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: -10ft ↕ (1,143ft↑/1,153ft↓) // -3 meters ↕ (348m↑/351m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Trail Camp
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters
Hiking Elevation: 26ft ↕ (1,066ft↑/1,040ft↓) // 8 meters ↕ (325m↑/317m↓)
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life, 3D Archery, Homesteading, Cabin Tour
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Red Hills - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.6 miles / 18.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,310 ft // 3,142 meters
Hiking Elevation: 960ft ↕ (2,663ft↑/1,703ft↓) // 293 meters ↕ (812m↑/519m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Side hike Mt Phillips, Trail Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,046ft ↕ (1,156ft↑/3,202ft↓) // -624 meters ↕ (352m↑/976m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters
Hiking Elevation: -260ft ↕ (600ft↑/860ft↓) // -79 meters ↕ (183m↑/262m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncito
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Visiting Forester, Western Lore/Branding, Campfire
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 778ft ↕ (2,248ft↑/1,470ft↓) // 237 meters ↕ (685m↑/448m↓)
Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Water, Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 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.