Coordinates: 44°06?10?N 074°19?11?W? / ?44.10278°N 74.31972°W? / 44.10278; -74.31972 The Cold River is a 14-mile (23 km) river in the Adirondack Mountains in New York, United States. It was one of the first rivers in the state designated as a Wild River, in 1972.[1] The river is located near the conjunction of the county lines of Essex, Franklin and Hamilton Counties (south central Essex, southeastern Franklin, and northeastern Hamilton).