General Information about the Longs Peak Council BSA in Colorado

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Fort Collins,
Colorado USA

Longs Peak Council

assigned territory covers Colorado north of Denver, southeastern Wyoming, and the western Nebraska panhandle
Council headquarters in Greeley, Colorado
chartered by BSA to organize, extend, support, and control the Scouting program within its exclusive territory
territory is divided into nine geographic districts (council reorganized from 6 to 9 districts effective 1/1/09)

(four camps, all owned by Longs Peak Council)
Ben Delatour Scout Ranch, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, summer camp and year-round camping, altitude about 2100 m (6800 ft).
Chimney Park Scout Camp, Woods Landing, Wyoming, year-round camping, especially winter camps, altitude about 2700 m (9000 ft)
winter snow depth typically from 30 to 150 cm (1 to 5 ft)
winter daytime high temperatures typically from -9 to +7 deg C (+15 to +45 deg F)
winter nighttime low temperatures typically from -26 to 0 deg C (-15 to +32 deg F)
lodge with stove and fireplace available
Camp Laramie Peak, near Wheatland, Wyoming, summer camp and year-round camping
Camp Patiya, near Boulder, Colorado, year-round camping

Cache La Poudre District
(district information on Longs Peak Council website)

northern Larimer county and adjacent western Weld county, Colorado (Fort Collins area, Red Feather Lakes, Windsor)
2 full-time professional Scouters and a large staff of volunteer Scouters
Information about other local troops can be found on the Longs Peak Council website, Cache La Poudre Unit Locator page

Longs Peak Council Districts