WHITEWATER MOUNTAIN  2770m   9088′

Situated at the head of Whitewater Creek, above Kane Creek. Its glaciers are not on the map.

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Map: 82K/3 Rosebery

1. FRA in 1930 or Ada and Arthur Levy lived in New Denver, B.C. Their route is unknown.

2. Northeast Ridge. Approach as in Route 4 and ascend the glacier to the Dryden-Whitewater col (Whitewater Pass), and to the north side of Whitewater Mountain. Glacier (III,4,s).
FRA by James Fyles, 7/1944.
It was ascended by Wm. Boulton and party on June 8, 1964, using a snow gully left of the Dryden-Whitewater col to the northeast ridge. The northeast ridge is a pleasing Class 4 climb, four hours from a camp at treeline, but is usually done in one day from the end of the road. Consult the approach above.

3. From the west and northwest, by Albert Ekker (caretaker at Retallack) in July 1957 and 1958. No details are available. 

4. Southeast Ridge. Take the road from the abandoned town of Retallack (on Highway 31A) and the trail up Whitewater Creek. Consult the approach given above.
Cross the bergschrund and ascend the southeast ridge. It is easiest to make a descending traverse across the back side of the ridge on rotten rock. Climb 6 pitches on good rock, and a gully to the snowcap. Ascent,
The descent was by the northeast ridge. One can use the glacier on the north side. Ice, Glacier (III,4,s).
FRA Kim Deane and party, 1961.