Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-19

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 66 // Our Count: 70.3

Avg Miles per Day: 6 miles

Total Elevation: 407ft ↕ (12,834ft↑/12,427ft↓) // 124 meters ↕ (3,912m↑/3,788m↓)

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: Heck Meadow Trailhead

Sleep at: Heck Meadow - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,149 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: 424ft ↕ (535ft↑/111ft↓) // 129 meters ↕ (163m↑/34m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Water, Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.6 miles / 9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,100ft ↕ (1,375ft↑/275ft↓) // 335 meters ↕ (419m↑/84m↓)

Program: Western Lore/Branding, Visiting Forester, Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Rock Climbing or Climbing Gym

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,204ft ↕ (1,618ft↑/414ft↓) // 367 meters ↕ (493m↑/126m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncito

Program: Mine Tour, Gold Panning, Blacksmithing, Campfire

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,307ft ↕ (2,503ft↑/196ft↓) // 703 meters ↕ (763m↑/60m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Water, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Comanche Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,648 ft // 2,941 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,025ft ↕ (287ft↑/2,312ft↓) // -617 meters ↕ (87m↑/705m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Muzzle Loading Rifles, Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters

Hiking Elevation: -239ft ↕ (1,085ft↑/1,324ft↓) // -73 meters ↕ (331m↑/404m↓)

Commisary: Apache Springs

Program: Homesteading, Jicarilla Apache Life

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Buck Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,147 ft // 2,788 meters

Hiking Elevation: -281ft ↕ (516ft↑/797ft↓) // -86 meters ↕ (157m↑/243m↓)

Program: 3D Archery, Sporting Arrows, Trail Camp

Day 9: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.5 miles / 12.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters

Hiking Elevation: -146ft ↕ (1,201ft↑/1,347ft↓) // -45 meters ↕ (366m↑/411m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Conservation Project, Western Lore & Branding, Trail Camp

Day 10: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.3 miles / 13.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters

Hiking Elevation: -997ft ↕ (1,606ft↑/2,603ft↓) // -304 meters ↕ (490m↑/793m↓)

Program: Cabin Tour, Cantina, Challenge Events, Campfire

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.9 miles / 7.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters

Hiking Elevation: -484ft ↕ (705ft↑/1,189ft↓) // -148 meters ↕ (215m↑/362m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Water, Trail Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters

Hiking Elevation: -456ft ↕ (1,403ft↑/1,859ft↓) // -139 meters ↕ (428m↑/567m↓)

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.