It is the highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains, in the southeast of that range, with an elevation of 10,442 feet (3,183 m).

It is on the edge of the Frank Church Wilderness and is administered by the Salmon-Challis National Forest.

[1] White Mountain has a clear prominence of 3,762 feet (1,147 m) and isolation of 29.55 miles (47.56 km).

Its nearest higher neighbor is Peak 10620, Idaho, to the ESE at 44°22′03″N 113°58′13″W / 44.367411°N 113.970193°W / 44.367411; -113.970193.

The east face is the steepest, and rises over the Twin Creek Lakes basin.