RE: [Philmont]: Best Hiking Season at Philmont?

I think it's hit or miss as far as rain is concerned. We were there, apparently, during the monsoons, but we only encountered rain and hail once at Dean Cow and it rained on us again, go figure, on the switchbacks going into base camp from the Tooth. If I read the microclimates there, the farther south you are, the more incidence of rain you might expect to see.

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> It has been our experience ('93, '96, '99, '01, '05) that the earlier the
> better. All of our treks started in mid June and other than '01 we had less
> than 12 hours rain per trek and on 2 treks no rain.
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> Steve...
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> I am in the enviable position of helping the council to request and arrange
> their contingent treks for 2007.  We now have to pick dates, without any
> input from the future participants.  I have been to Philmont twice as an
> advisor, both times in late July.  Both times, monsoon season.  This time I
> am thinking we try for a different time period with perhaps a chance of
> less dampness.  Because of some early school district startings here in the
> Denver area, I'm not sure I can do VERY late trek starts (like anything
> later than Aug 3).
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> What is everyone's experience with hiking the ranch in early June?  Late
> June?  When does the monsoon season NORMALLY start/end?  I know there can
> be snow on the ground and cool nights in early June, but other than that,
> how's the weather (generally).  I am intimately familiar with the weather
> here in the Rockies and I know there can be snow falling in July and
> drought during monsoon season, but I am just trying to play the averages.
> Any help would be appreciated.  YIS.  Mike Conkey ('76, '02, '04 &
> hopefully '07).
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