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Philmont Scout Ranch
is a national camping area, owned and operated by the Boy
Scouts of America. Philmont is large, comprising 137,493 acres or about 215
square miles of rugged mountain wilderness in the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of
Christ) range of the Rockies. 32 staffed camps and 50 unstaffed camps are
operated by the ranch. Philmont has high mountains which dominate rough terrain
with an elevation ranging from 6,500 to 12,441 feet.
Troop201 was at Philmont July 25th ~ Aug 8th, 2005
To view some pictures from the 2005 trip, click on the
camera.
TROOP 201 makes a second Trek to Philmont. July 14th ~
27th, 2006.
To view some pictures from the 2006 trip, click on the
camera.
Please visit the Philmont
website for additional information
Some links to Philmont web sites
 Official
Site
Non Official Site
(
Lots of Topographical Maps & Satellite Images of Philmont )
(
A lot of good information but has pop-ups)
Maps
A general map of Philmont Scout Ranch (located near Cimarron, New Mexico) may be
viewed from this
link. On this map you will see 13 overlays for different areas of Philmont
with names for each area. These names correspond to the following .GIF files,
which you can view by clicking on the appropriate name: Baldy,
Base,
Beaubien,
Cito,
Crater,
Cyphers,
Deancow,
Harlan,
Ponil,
Pueblano,
Rayado,
Ute,
and Valle.
Each of these maps is a topographical map prepared by the United States
Geological Survey. We hope that these maps may be useful to Scouting groups
planning treks at Philmont. Thanks to Douglas Fasching for providing these
files.
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