Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign
Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,042 m. Baldy Mountain stands 3,765 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wonders of Discovery, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Santa Fe Trail runs past it.
Hang your boots on this sign to leave a part of yourself at Philmont, just like Philmont has left a part of it in you.
The story
Large ranch for youth high adventure in New Mexico, US.
Wikidata Q7185999, matched on coordinates and name (148 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Philmont Scout Ranch
How to reach it
- On the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 17.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- 66.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Mesa: 2.2 mi
- Tooth of Time: 2.9 mi
- Urraca Mesa: 3.6 mi
- Antelope Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Shaefers Peak: 4.5 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 5.2 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 6.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 11.8 mi
- Palisades Sill: 12.3 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 4.6 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 11.8 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 12.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon Wildlife Area: 13.9 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 0.5 mi
- Covered Wagon: 0.5 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 0.7 mi
- Cimarron Santa Fe National Historic Trail Interpretive Plaza: 4.5 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 5.9 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 0.6 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 4.1 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 6.2 mi
- Eagle Nest Visitor Center & Gateway Museum: 18.1 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 20.2 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Nest Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Eagle Nest Lake State Park: 17.2 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 19.6 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 0.2 mi
- Tipi: 4.0 mi
- Eagle: 18.4 mi
- Betty's Bra: 4.7 mi
- Palisades: 12.6 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 10.9 mi
- Apache Spring: 21.7 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Dawson: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NW 311° | 3,765 m | 18.8 mi |
| Touch-Me-Not Mountain | WNW 303° | 3,670 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Phillips | W 278° | 3,553 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | W 278° | 3,550 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tolby Peak | WNW 282° | 3,513 m | 12.4 mi |
| Comanche Peak | W 280° | 3,445 m | 10.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | WNW 299° | 3,403 m | 15.1 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | WSW 246° | 3,364 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8942188364
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