Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-28
Difficulty: Super Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 80 // Our Count: 80.4
Avg Miles per Day: 7.3 miles
Total Elevation: 83ft ↕ (15,677ft↑/15,594ft↓) // 25 meters ↕ (4,778m↑/4,753m↓)
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: Chase TrailheadSleep at: Hells Fire Canyon - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,847 ft // 2,087 meters
Hiking Elevation: 240ft ↕ (486ft↑/246ft↓) // 73 meters ↕ (148m↑/75m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Main House Tour, Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Indian Writings - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.5 miles / 13.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,600 ft // 2,012 meters
Hiking Elevation: 143ft ↕ (1,257ft↑/1,114ft↓) // 44 meters ↕ (383m↑/340m↓)
Program: Bouldering, Petroglyph Tour, Atlatl Darts, Archaeology
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: 163ft ↕ (1,550ft↑/1,387ft↓) // 50 meters ↕ (472m↑/423m↓)
Program: Climb Hart Peak, Western Lore/Branding, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Cantina Show
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Dean Cow - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,231 ft // 2,204 meters
Hiking Elevation: 86ft ↕ (1,499ft↑/1,413ft↓) // 26 meters ↕ (457m↑/431m↓)
Commisary: Ponil
Program: Trail Camp
Day 6: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters
Hiking Elevation: 336ft ↕ (1,950ft↑/1,614ft↓) // 102 meters ↕ (594m↑/492m↓)
Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading 12 Gauge
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Devils Wash Basin - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,518 ft // 2,596 meters
Hiking Elevation: 956ft ↕ (1,132ft↑/176ft↓) // 291 meters ↕ (345m↑/54m↓)
Program: Water, Trail Camp
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters
Hiking Elevation: 662ft ↕ (1,380ft↑/718ft↓) // 202 meters ↕ (421m↑/219m↓)
Commisary: Sawmill
Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Comanche Peak - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,127 ft // 3,392 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,874ft ↕ (3,082ft↑/1,208ft↓) // 571 meters ↕ (939m↑/368m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters
Hiking Elevation: -3,297ft ↕ (110ft↑/3,407ft↓) // -1,005 meters ↕ (34m↑/1,038m↓)
Program: Gold Panning, Blacksmithing, Gold Mining History, Trail Camp
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 523ft ↕ (2,373ft↑/1,850ft↓) // 159 meters ↕ (723m↑/564m↓)
Program: Visiting Forester, Climb Shaeffers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, Trail Camp, Water
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: 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.