Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-12
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 9 days
Official Miles: 52 // Our Count: 52.1
Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles
Total Elevation: 1,013ft ↕ (11,152ft↑/10,139ft↓) // 309 meters ↕ (3,399m↑/3,090m↓)
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: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Line Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,747 ft // 2,361 meters
Hiking Elevation: 833ft ↕ (1,119ft↑/286ft↓) // 254 meters ↕ (341m↑/87m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Crags - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.9 miles / 7.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,048 ft // 2,453 meters
Hiking Elevation: 306ft ↕ (1,668ft↑/1,362ft↓) // 93 meters ↕ (508m↑/415m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,373ft ↕ (2,962ft↑/1,589ft↓) // 418 meters ↕ (903m↑/484m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Rayado Lodge History, Jicarilla Apache Life, 3D Archery
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: -93ft ↕ (1,280ft↑/1,373ft↓) // -28 meters ↕ (390m↑/418m↓)
Program: Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Cowboy Action Shooting, Campfire
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters
Hiking Elevation: -4ft ↕ (629ft↑/633ft↓) // -1 meters ↕ (192m↑/193m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Conservation Project, Homesteading, Animal Care, Cabin Tour
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,326ft ↕ (2,694ft↑/368ft↓) // 709 meters ↕ (821m↑/112m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Water
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: American Creek - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,847 ft // 3,001 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,860ft ↕ (252ft↑/2,112ft↓) // -567 meters ↕ (77m↑/644m↓)
Program: Side hike Mt Phillips, Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Trapper Cabin, Trail Camp
Day 9: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tolby TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,868ft ↕ (548ft↑/2,416ft↓) // -569 meters ↕ (167m↑/736m↓)
Program: Hike to Tolby 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.