Cold Mountain (North Carolina) settlement on the real-life mountain. The peak is accessible only by hiking a spur of the strenuous Art Loeb Trail. A major motion picture based on the novel was distributed by Miramax Films in 2003. The movie was actually filmed in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. A Miramax Films spokesperson cited higher production costs however director Anthony Minghella had said that the lack of old-growth forests and period buildings as well as the lack of dependable snowfall were the primary reasons he chose not to film in Western North Carolina. A 2015 opera production followed. "Cold Mountain Hunter" a 2004
Cold Mountain (North Carolina) paperback by L. D. Griffin details hunting experiences and memories of growing up in the Cold Mountain area and Shining Rock Wilderness. "Cold Mountain Bomber Crash: The Enduring Legacy" is a 2005 paperback by Doris Rollins Cannon that explores the author's research about the 1946 B-25 crash that killed Major General Wurtsmith and the impact that the loss had on the families of the crewmen and the residents of two of the communities most affected. "At the Foot of Cold Mountain: Sunburst and the Universalists at Inman's Chapel" is a 2008 paperback authored by Phyllis Inman Barnett. The book provides