It is separated from Middle Prong Wilderness to the southwest, by NC 215.

Cold Mountain is the namesake of a historical fiction novel by Charles Frazier, and its film adaptation; both are set in the time of the American Civil War.

Due to conflicts with black bears, in 2015 the Forest Service implemented a requirement for all overnight campers to carry bear-resistant canisters.

Canisters are required year-round in the Wilderness Area and south of it to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

This article about a location in Haywood County, North Carolina is a stub.