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Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-26

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 75 // Our Count: 71.8

Avg Miles per Day: 6.8 miles

Total Elevation: -1,945ft ↕ (10,915ft↑/12,860ft↓) // -593 meters ↕ (3,327m↑/3,920m↓)

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: Nine Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Trail Canyon Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 0.5 miles / 0.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,073 ft // 2,156 meters

Hiking Elevation: 116ft ↕ (116ft↑/0ft↓) // 35 meters ↕ (35m↑/0m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Dean Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,458 ft // 2,578 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,263ft ↕ (1,837ft↑/574ft↓) // 385 meters ↕ (560m↑/175m↓)

Program: Dean Skyline Hike, Water, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.6 miles / 13.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,177ft ↕ (259ft↑/1,436ft↓) // -359 meters ↕ (79m↑/438m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Spar Pole Climbing, Tie Making, Campfire

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,482ft ↕ (2,821ft↑/339ft↓) // 757 meters ↕ (860m↑/103m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Assaying & Mining History, Geology Education, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Greenwood Canyon Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 14.0 miles / 22.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,400 ft // 2,560 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,136ft ↕ (2,433ft↑/4,569ft↓) // -651 meters ↕ (742m↑/1,393m↓)

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Leave No Trace Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters

Hiking Elevation: -385ft ↕ (821ft↑/1,206ft↓) // -117 meters ↕ (250m↑/368m↓)

Commisary: Ring Place

Program: Mountain Biking, Astronomy

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Beatty Lakes Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,243 ft // 2,512 meters

Hiking Elevation: 121ft ↕ (501ft↑/380ft↓) // 37 meters ↕ (153m↑/116m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Leave No Trace Trail Camp

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,229ft ↕ (77ft↑/1,306ft↓) // -375 meters ↕ (23m↑/398m↓)

Program: Animal Care, Homesteading, Campfire

Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -541ft ↕ (676ft↑/1,217ft↓) // -165 meters ↕ (206m↑/371m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Conservation Project, Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: McBride Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,101 ft // 2,164 meters

Hiking Elevation: -52ft ↕ (1,074ft↑/1,126ft↓) // -16 meters ↕ (327m↑/343m↓)

Program: Cowboy Action Shooting, Water, Trail Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -407ft ↕ (300ft↑/707ft↓) // -124 meters ↕ (91m↑/215m↓)

Program: Hike to Six Mile Gate Trailhead, 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.