From Highway 33, turn west onto McCulloch Road (2WD gravel) 5.9 kilometres south of the junction with Big White Road or 89.6 kilometres north of the junction with Highway 3.  Drive 850 metres to a 4-way intersection and turn left (south) onto Okanagan Falls Forest Service Road (FSR).  Drive 21.3 kilometres and turn right onto Greyback FSR.  Drive 2.6 kilometres and veer right onto Canyon Lakes FSR.  Drive 6.7 kilometres to the Highland (Canyon Lakes) trailhead (no facilities).  The last 4 kilometres are quite rough, and a high-clearance vehicle is strongly recommended.

Zosia and I drove to the trailhead the previous rainy evening and camped there for the night.  By morning, the rain had already stopped, and we started up a well-marked trail which climbs along the edge of a talus slope at the east end of Little White Mountain.  Partway up this initial section, we took a short detour to a viewpoint overlooking Canyon Lakes before resuming our ascent.  Just a bit further, the trail splits for a short distance with the lower trail entailing some elevation loss while the upper trail requiring some tricky boulder-hopping.  We stuck with the more straightforward lower trail both for the ascent and descent.  A little more than two kilometres from the trailhead, we passed a sign and turned westward to climb over a subsidiary bump of Little White Mountain.  Past this bump, the trail drops a bit and then levels out in some delightful sub-alpine meadows before rising up to the summit ridge.  The trail becomes increasingly intermittent closer to the summit, but the route is still fairly obvious and easy to follow.  The summit plateau is quite broad, and after wandering a bit, we determined that the actual highest point is on a rock a short distance from a building beside an enormous wooden telephone pole.

For our descent, Zosia and I basically retraced our steps along the summit ridge and the trail all the way back to the trailhead.  Despite going over familiar ground, the return hike was just as enjoyable and trouble-free as before.  The drive out Canyon Lakes FSR was predictably slow but manageable, and we breathed a huge sigh of relief once we cleared the last rough section.

	Zosia begins the hike from the trailhead near Canyon Lakes.
	The trail climbs alongside a talus slope.
	A short detour from the main trail leads to this viewpoint overlooking the largest of the Canyon Lakes.
	Even though this is not really a trail junction, a sign points the way to Little White Mountain.
	There is an abundance of pink mountain heather in the area.
	The summit ridge is visible ahead, but the summit itself is still obscured by clouds at right.
	Zosia stops beside a shallow pond next to the trail.
	Zosia approaches the rocks guarding the summit ridge.

Zosia pauses to check out the impressive cliffs on the final approach to the top.

 

	Near the summit is this light green rocket.
	Zosia approaches the true high point which is behind the trees at right.
	Sonny and Zosia stand on the summit of Little White Mountain (2176 metres).
	Zosia makes her way back down the summit ridge for the return trip.
	The return trip includes climbing back over the subsidiary forested bump in the distance.

Here is a last look at the summit ridge of Little White Mountain from the subsidiary bump.  The summit is visible at right.

 

	A grouse is about to cross the rough access road.
	Total Distance:  12.1 kilometres Round-Trip Time:  6 hours 24 minutes Cumulative Elevation Gain:  609 metres GPX Data