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Philmont Scout Ranch - Cimarron, New Mexico
Philmont Scout Ranch, run by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America since 1938, is the ultimate High Adventure Scouting experience with 50 to 100-mile,
12-day backpacking treks in the high country of this 220 square mile ranch. Philmont is the world’s largest youth camp, with 35 staffed backcountry camps and 770 campsites.
Over 22,000 Scouts and Leaders trek on Philmont’s 350 miles of developed hiking trails each summer.
Scouts hike the ranch as members of High Adventure Expeditions with crews of 12 maximum, to include 2 or 3 adult advisors.
Over 1-million Scouts from around the world have found that Philmont has something for everyone.
Hiking, rock climbing, panning for gold, fur trapping, black-powder rifle shooting, horses, and burros are but a few of the programs that combine to present a truly unique and unparalleled experience.
Within Philmont's 140,171 acres, where elevations range from 6,500 to 12,441 feet, horizons are unlimited. For 12 action-packed days, crews hike over some of the grandest mountain scenery in the West.
The Ranch is in rugged land set among towering mountains, alpine meadows, and awesome vistas of the Sangre de Christo range of the southern Rocky Mountains in northeastern New Mexico.
Demand for Philmont Expeditions is tremendous, and any Philmont Crew is very fortunate to have this opportunity. Scout participants must be at least
14 years old before arrival OR have completed the 8th grade and be 13 years old before arrival.
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| 2019. Reference Material for 2019 Expedition 618-DD |
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Mecklenburg County Council has reservations for two 7 to 12-member Expedition Crews in its 2019 Philmont Council Contingent.
These crews have been assigned to units that have qualified adult leadership and that have assumed the responsibility to plan and manage the trip,
fill the crew with qualified youth and adults, create and manage an overall trip budget, and pay the Philmont fees on schedule.
Reservation dates are June 18 to June 30, 2019, and may include two or three days of touring before arriving at Philmont on June 18.
The Philmont fee is $970 per camper, and additional costs will include airline fare, ground transportation, lodging before Philmont, and touring activities.
A total estimated cost is approximately $2,100 and is contingent on finalization of all costs.
Interested youth and adults may apply for a place in one of the Council Contingent crews following the procedures outlined below.
No fees should be paid until requested. Further information about various opportunities,
schedules and application deadlines, and the interview and selection process should be obtained from the Council Program Director or from the Council Camping or High Adventure Committee.
Send an email to MCCHighAdventure@gmail.com.
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| 2020. Reference Material for 2020 Expedition |
Mecklenburg County Council has requested reservations for two 12-Day Expedition Crews in its 2020 Philmont Council Contingent.
If awarded to MCC, these crews are available for units in the council to manage who have qualified adult leadership and youth who can fill them and assume the responsibility to pay the fees and plan the trip.
We have requested reservation dates starting June 16 to 28, 2020. The Philmont fee is expected to be approximately $1,000 per camper, and a $100/camper deposit is due within a month of reservations being awarded..
Each crew has a maximum size of 12 members (minimum of 7), to include at least 2 adults.
Youth must be 14 years old before June 16, 2020, OR have completed the 8th grade and be 13 before June 16, 2020.
Interested adult applicants who want their Troop or Venturing Crew to manage one or more of the Council Contingent crews
should complete the High Adventure Adult Leader Application form and EITHER
(1) scan and email the application to MCCHighAdventure@gmail.com, OR
(2a) turn the application in to the Council Service Center, attention Alan Keiger, Council Program Director, at 1410 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204, and
(2b) send an email to MCCHighAdventure@gmail.com reporting that the application is being submitted.
Allocation of 2020 Council Contingent crews to Troops or Venturing Crews with qualified adults that have submitted applications is made starting in late December 2018,
after the results of the regular Philmont lottery have been announced, (or after Philmont awards MCC the reservations, whichever occurs last) and on a first-come, first-serve basis according to the date applications are submitted to the Council.
The initial and deadline dates for accepting applications for 2020 are June 1, 2017, and Apr 1, 2018 (or one month after Philmont awards the reservations, whichever occurs last). Crews not taken by this deadline must be returned to Philmont for reassignment.
Applications are generally accepted according to the above procedure at any time within two years prior to the summer being applied for,
and up until the announced deadline for a particular year.
Further information about various opportunities, schedules and application deadlines, and the interview and selection process may be obtained
from the Council Program Director or from the Council Camping or High Adventure Committee.
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| CSP. Reference Material - Council Shoulder Patches |
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The Philmont 2018 CSP features a simulation of the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Reference Benchmark at the summit of the Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark. (See 2016 photo at left of actual Benchmark.)
It includes Philmont's trademark bull, with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter, and an outline of the Philmont Arrowhead, using platinum colored metallic thread, that recognizes the 80th anniversary of the Ranch.
This CSP is the first in the Mecklenburg County Council PSR Benchmark Series®
that features important Survey Benchmarks of special significance at Philmont.
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The Philmont 2017 CSP features a pair of hiking boots with the Bar P Crazy S cattle brand on the heel. It acknowledges and promotes the number one program activity at Philmont - Hiking.
It includes a Philmont kicking burro with the horse brand ghosted on its hindquarter. Red and silver metallic thread highlight some of the design features of this patch, including the border and identifying lettering.
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The Philmont 2016 CSP features a pair of hiking boots with the Bar P Crazy S cattle brand on the heel. Boot tracks are across the background.
It acknowwledges and promotes the number one program activity at Philmont - Hiking.
It includes Philmont's trademark bull, with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter.
A border of bronze metallic thread plus red & silver metallic thread highlight some of the design features of this patch.
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The Philmont 2015 CSP features a trail sign at Baldy Town. This design was inspired by the 2003 photo at the left of the trail sign located between the Baldy Town shower house and Trading Post.
To honor Mecklenburg County Council's 100th year, the patch includes the 100th anniversary logo that incorporates a Hornets Nest from the council totem.
And it includes the Philmont trademark bull with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter. Dark Red metallic thread for the border enhances the brilliance and special nature of this patch.
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The Philmont 2014 CSP features a nightime view of the 9.003-ft. Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark. It includes Philmont's trademark bull, with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter.
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The Philmont 2013 75th anniversary CSP features the 9.003-ft. Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark,
with the trees in their fall color in the foreground. This design was inspired by the photo at the left.
To honor Philmont's 75th year, the patch includes a 75th anniversary diamond.
And it includes the Philmont trademark bull with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter.
Red, gold, & white metallic thread for the lettering, border, diamond and other design features
enhance the brilliance and special nature of this patch.
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The Philmont 2012 CSP features Philmont's new Gateway at the Camping Headquarters Welcome Center. This new Gateway was recently installed, put to the left of the entrance drive to replace the one knocked down in late 2009 by a bus.
The Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark, and winter scene of Tooth Ridge are in the background. The Philmont trademark bull, with the cattle brand ghosted on its hindquarter, is on the right.
The radiant violet on the ridge, along with bronze metallic thread for the fleur-de-lis and border, enhance the colors in this patch. |
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The Philmont 2011 CSP features the 9.003-ft. Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark, in the center of the New Mexico Zia Sun symbol,
and uses the radiant colors of the New Mexico state flag.
The Philmont trademark bull is on the right.
Mecklenburg County Council's Totem, consisting of a hornets nest, flintlock rifle, and Native American spear, is on the left.
Red metallic thread for the New Mexico sun logo and green metallic thread for the lettering & border enhance the overall brilliance of the colors in this patch.
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The Philmont 2010 CSP recognizes BSA's 100th anniversary, with the border, fleur-de-lis, and lettering
with gold-colored metallic thread and the 1910-2010 logo that matches all other MCC Centennial patches.
The Philmont trademark bull includes the cattle brand ghosted on the hindquarter. The background is Baldy Mountain, Philmont's highest peak at 12,441 ft.
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The Philmont 2009 CSP has the state flags of North Carolina and New Mexico on the left
and the Philmont trademark bull, which includes the cattle brand ghosted on the hindquarter, on the right.
The background is the 9,003-ft. Tooth of Time, Philmont's most famous landmark.
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The Philmont 2008 CSP recognizes Philmont's 70th anniversary, with the border, arrowhead, and "70" using platinum-colored metallic thread.
The Philmont trademark bull includes the cattle brand ghosted on the hindquarter. The background is Baldy Mountain under an orange sunset sky.
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The Philmont 2007 CSP shows an unusual sunrise view of the 9,003-ft. Tooth of Time from the southeast, Philmont most famous landmark.
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| Reference Material - General |
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High Adventure Adult Leader Application 
To be considered as an adult advisor and leader for a council contingent to a BSA high adventure base such as Philmont Scout Ranch,
complete this form and turn it in to the Council Service Center. These applications are accepted at the Council Service Center
at any time for any future year up until the announced deadline for selections to be made for a particular year.
Deadlines are typically late winter and spring of the prior year, so it is.always best to submit your application early.
Further information about various opportunities, schedules and application deadlines, and the interview and selection process should be obtained
from the Council Program Director or from the Council Camping or High Adventure Committee.
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The Philmont 2019 CSP is available now for sale for $5.00 each at the Mecklenburg County Council Scout Shop at 1410 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204. It is available for mail order sale to out-of-council buyers.
See CSP Reference Material on the left for details.
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High Adventure Adult Leader Application
To be considered as an adult advisor and leader for a council contingent to a BSA high adventure base such as Philmont Scout Ranch, complete this form and EITHER
(1) scan and email the application to MCCHighAdventure@gmail.com, OR
(2a) turn the application in to the Council Service Center, attention Alan Keiger, Council Program Director, at 1410 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204, and
(2b) send an email to MCCHighAdventure@gmail.com reporting that the application is being submitted.
See the Reference Material for upcoming Expeditions on the left for details.
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