Centennial Peak (Yukon)
Centennial Peak may refer to: * Centennial Peak (Antarctica) * Centennial Peak (Colorado) * Centennial Peak (Yukon), the highest peak in the Centennial Range See also *Centennial Range The Centennial Range is a sub-range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is located inside Kluane National Park and Reserve in the far west of Yukon Territory in Canada. It consists of fourteen major peaks, and was named for Canada's Centennial in 1 ...

Centennial Peak (Antarctica)
The Prince Olav Mountains is a mountain range of the Queen Maud Mountains in Antarctica stretching from Shackleton Glacier to Liv Glacier at the head of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen on the way to the South Pole, and named by him for the then Crown Prince Olav of Norway. Key mountains This range includes the following mountains and peaks: Allaire Peak Allaire Peak is a rock peak standing northwest of Mount Hall, between the Gough and Le Couteur Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain C.J. Allaire, USA, on the Staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1963. Mount Campbell Mount Campbell is a prominent peak standing southeast of Mount Wade. Discovered and photographed by the USAS (1939–41), and surveyed by A.P. Crary (1957–58). Named by Crary for Joel Campbell of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Antarctic Project Leader for geomagnetic oper ...
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Centennial Peak (Colorado)
Centennial Peak is a mountain summit in Montezuma County, Colorado. Description Centennial Peak is located northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the six-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River and the east slope drains into the headwaters of Bear Creek which is a tributary of the Dolores River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Bear Creek in one mile (1.6 km) and above Sliderock Basin in one-half mile (0.8 km). Neighbors include Mount Moss, to the south, Lavender Peak, to the south-southwest, and Hesperus Mountain to the west-southwest. An ascent of Centennial Peak's summit involves hiking with of elevation gain.John Peel, Paul Pixler (2020), ''Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado'', Fifth Edition, West Margin Press, , p. 73. Etymology The mountain's topony ...
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Centennial Peak (Yukon)
Centennial Peak may refer to: * Centennial Peak (Antarctica) * Centennial Peak (Colorado) * Centennial Peak (Yukon), the highest peak in the Centennial Range See also *Centennial Range The Centennial Range is a sub-range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is located inside Kluane National Park and Reserve in the far west of Yukon Territory in Canada. It consists of fourteen major peaks, and was named for Canada's Centennial in 1 ...

Centennial Range
The Centennial Range is a sub-range of the Saint Elias Mountains. It is located inside Kluane National Park and Reserve in the far west of Yukon Territory in Canada. It consists of fourteen major peaks, and was named for Canada's Centennial in 1967. Its peaks bear the names of Canada's provinces and territories, with the exception of Nunavut, which was not a territory at the time. The tallest point is Centennial Peak. Nine of the peaks were climbed as part of the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition, part of the 1967 celebrations. Geography The Saint Elias Mountains are the highest in Canada, and second in North America only to the adjacent Alaska Range. They are located at the intersection of the Alaska, Yukon Territory, and British Columbia borders. The Centennial Range is north of Mount Logan and to the west of Mount Lucania. The peaks are lower than the surrounding mountains; no Centennial peak is over , while nearby peaks like Mount Steele and Lucania measure over . ...
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