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In 2011 we will be having fun hiking in the rugged New Mexico wilderness. The Philmont Scout
Ranch High Adventure center will be our home. We can take 24 on the Trail. Make sure you are on
the list for this fun in the wilderness.
PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH
Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America's premier high-adventure base, challenges
Scouts and Venturers with more than 200 square miles of rugged New Mexico wilderness. Backpacking
treks, horseback cavalcades, and training and service programs offer young people many ways
to experience this legendary country.
Adults have opportunities of their own at the Philmont Training Center. World-class courses and
seminars cover all aspects of Scouting—all amid Philmont's dramatic scenery.
This Web site www.scouting.org/philmont will
answer most of your questions about this most famous Scouting landmark.
ABOUT PHILMONT
Born in 1938 as Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp, today's Philmont Scout Ranch is a bustling
center for high adventure and training. Youth and adults take advantage of the ranch's camping,
training, and work programs. Most activity takes place during the summer, but Philmont also offers
its Fall Adventure and Kanik winter program.
More than 820,000 Scouts, Venturers, and leaders have experienced the adventure of Philmont since
the first camping season in 1939. Throughout its existence, conscientious attention to low-impact
camping techniques have helped maintain the ranch's wilderness flavor.
The area surrounding the ranch is rich with history, from the Native Americans who made this arid
land their home to the land barons of the 19th century. The town of Cimarron boasts a number of
historical buildings, including the St. James Hotel—site of at least 26 killings during Cimarron's
wilder days.
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