On Tuesday 2nd April 2024, Pi K04TQF, a radio amateur from Hickory, NC reached the summit of Cold Mountain and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 17 contacts in total working on the 2m, 20m and 15m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Cold Mountain is 1810 metres (6030 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.