Good navigation skills are
essential at Philmont.

   Good map and compass skills are essential at the Watchu Mountain Adventure and Philmont. While the use of GPS is increasingly popular, it is not necessary but can be a fun learning experience for your crew.

Caution!  Use the GPS waypoint information at your own risk - the accuracy of the data cannot be guaranteed by Patriots' Path Council or the Watchu team.

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  • GPS Waypoint Data - listings for all Philmont camps and other features (in UTM, datum is WGS 84)
    • Overall Philmont Map, North and South segments- determine where camps are located and the trails that connect them. Caution! large files
    • GPS Waypoints (PDF file) - for programming all brands of GPS as documented by Philmont
    • GPS Waypoints (Excel format) - for programming all brands of GPS
    • Garmin GPS Waypoint File - to download, right click the link, choose "Save Target As", unzip the file and then transfer the waypoint data from the PC to your unit. Revised Sept. 2008.
    • Magellan GPS Waypoint File - to download, right click the link, choose "Save Target As", unzip the file and then transfer the waypoint data from the PC to your unit
  • National Geographic TOPO Data File - to download, right click the link, choose "Save Target As", unzip the file and load on your PC to open with your TOPO software
  • Free New Mexico 24k topo map file for Garmin GPS units
  • Philmont Geospatial Project - article of recent efforts to provide high-resolution geospatial data of the ranch