"White Plume Mountain" was well received by critics. It was ranked the 9th greatest "Dungeons & Dragons" adventure of all time by "Dungeon" magazine in 2004. One judge, commenting on the ingenuity required to complete the adventure, described it as "the puzzle dungeon to end all puzzle dungeons." A review for British magazine "White Dwarf" gave it an overall rating of 8/10, noting that the adventure focuses on problem solving. It is also the favorite adventure of "Wired" magazine's Ken Denmead, who described it as the "amusement park of dungeons". Other adventures in the "S" series include "Tomb of Horrors", "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks", and "Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth".