Trivia
The world's largest youth camp.
What is Philmont?
Another name for Philmont's chipmunks.
What are mini-bears?
59 miles.
What is the length of our trek?
Where we board the train.
What is Galesburg, IL?
Name of the famous, nearby trail used by westward bound pioneers in covered wagons in the nineteenth-century.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
6,500 to 12,441 feet.
What is the elevation range of Philmont Scout Ranch.
One of these is not found at Philmont - burros, cattle, bears, wolves, mountain lions, elk.
What are wolves?
Bonito Peak, Mount Phillips (optional), Comanche Peak, Shaefers Peak, and Tooth of Time.
What are peaks on our itinerary?
Where we disembark the train.
What is Raton, NM?
Nearest village to Philmont Scout Ranch.
What is Cimarron, NM?
Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp.
What was the original name for Philmont?
Iconic Philmont landmark overlooking base camp.
What is the Tooth of Time?
The number of dry camps on our itinerary.
What is three?
How we get from the train station to Philmont and back again.
What is a school bus?
A museum at Philmont you can tour as partial credit for the Scouting Heritage merit badge.
What is The National Scouting Museum?
He donated the land that became Philmont.
Who is Waite Phillips?
Number of service hours required to earn the 50-miler award.
What is 10?
Trek number that Troop 219 will take.
What is 12-13?
How we get from base camp to our first drop off point.
What is a school bus?
Name of the building in Tulsa, OK, that Waite Phillips sold and donated the $5 million profit to help pay for running the Philmont Scout Ranch.
What is the Philtower building?
315 miles.
What is the length of the trails in Philmont.
Number of Scouts expected to pass through Philmont in 2025.
What is 22,000 (accept any answer within 5,000 of this number)?
Service project on our trek.
What is trail building?
How we get from our last trail camp back to base camp.
What is hike?
Name for the Phillip's on-site residence that you can still tour.
What is Villa Philmonte?