| Slate Hill Heck | |
| Geographical information | |
| Elevation |
9,200 ft |
| Latitude |
36° 32' 01" |
| Longitude |
-104° 58' 23" |
| Program description | |
| Type |
Inactive camp |
| Additional information | |
| [Source] | |
Slate Hill Heck is a camp in north Philmont.
History[]
The Slate Hill area was used by numerous Apollo Program astronauts, including the crew of Apollo 11 and Jim Lovell of Apollos 8 and 13, during a geological training field trip in June of 1964.[1] Due to the 2018 Ute Park Fire, this camp was closed starting in the 2019 season.