Centennial Peak

Mountain · 1 route

Centennial Peak

13,062 ft · Colorado

Photo: Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
13,062 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Centennial Peak

  1. Mount MossHardFrom Sharkstooth Trailhead · about 2,521 ft of climbing6.0 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Centennial Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Mount Moss · starts at Sharkstooth TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Centennial Peak

Centennial Peak is a summit of about 13,062 feet in Montezuma County, Colorado, within the Mancos/Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Mancos, about 14 miles away. Hesperus Mountain and Mount Moss are both about 1.4 miles away. Darby Campground sits about 2.4 miles off, and La Plata City Campground is about 3.7 miles away.

Forecast on Centennial Peak

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and sharkstooth trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Centennial Peak

How tall is Centennial Peak?

13,062 ft (3,981 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Centennial Peak?

One: Mount Moss.

Where do the routes up Centennial Peak start?

Mount Moss starts at Sharkstooth Trailhead.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Mancos, Colorado · 14 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Mancos/Dolores Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Centennial Peak open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Centennial Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.