I agree that it would be more generally useful if the OP changed destination to something other than Philmont.

However, in defense of Philmont, it is still a very special experience. Philmont is 137,493 acres (215 square miles) owned by the Boy Scouts of America. You are backpacking for between 50 and 100 miles ( depending on the trek you choose) over the Sangre de Cristo mountains in New Mexico, at altitudes from 6500 to 12,441 feet. A trek is one day at base camp, and 11 days and nights in the backcountry. Car camping it is NOT. There are no furnished (or unfurnished) huts. However, it is also not lightweight backpacking in the Rockies or Sierra. It is a unique experience.