Wender·Vista
Mount Augustus
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileAustralia
in the Gascoyne, deep in Western Australia's outback

Mount Augustus

— — the world's largest rock, holding its own quiet.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A sandstone monocline rising out of the Gascoyne plain about 850 km north of Perth. Twice the size of Uluru, older by far, and visited by a fraction of the people. The Wadjari name is Burringurrah. Most days the wind is the loudest thing there. The colour shifts through the afternoon from rust to copper to ember, and the rock takes its time about all of it.

from the studio
Mount Augustus
— bring it home

Mount Augustus, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mount Augustus

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Mount Augustus rises to 1,105 m above sea level and roughly 860 m above the surrounding plain, in Mount Augustus National Park in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The rock is a sandstone monocline about 8 km long and 4.8 km wide — by area, the largest such formation on Earth, more than twice the size of Uluru. The nearest town is Meekatharra, about 350 km south. The Wadjari name for the rock is Burringurrah, after a Dreaming story about a young man speared as he ran.

— the stone

Augustus is not a true monolith but a monocline — a folded sandstone ridge laid down roughly 1.65 billion years ago, then tilted and exposed by erosion. Granite of the underlying basement rock pokes through in places, far older still. Where Uluru is a single arkose dome, Augustus is a long ridge with peaks and saddles: the summit walk climbs Edney Spring, Saddleback, and Beedoboondu (Flintstone Rock) before reaching the top. The stone reads red at midday and copper toward sunset, when iron in the surface oxide takes the light.

— the silence

Visitor numbers are a small fraction of Uluru's. The sealed road approach runs from Meekatharra or Carnarvon; the last stretches are unsealed and often closed after rain. There is one cattle station, Mount Augustus Station, which offers fuel, food, and basic rooms. Mobile coverage is none for most of the drive. Daytime summer temperatures pass 45 °C; the cool season runs April through September. The rock is most often photographed by people who came specifically for it, then left without telling many others.

— where
Australia · Gascoyne, Western Australia
— within
Mount Augustus National Park
— elevation
1,105 m · 3,625 ft
— position
-24.3247° S · 116.8347° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
5 km S
Mount Augustus Station
cattle station and lodge
350 km S
Meekatharra
outback town
460 km W
Carnarvon
coastal town
200 km W
Kennedy Range National Park
national park
N
Mount Augustus
Mount Augustus Station
Meekatharra
Carnarvon
Kennedy Range National Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Augustus — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Yes. Augustus is roughly 8 km long and covers more than twice the area of Uluru. At 1,105 m elevation and about 860 m above the surrounding plain, it is also taller.

Burringurrah. The name refers to a Dreaming story of a young man speared as he ran, with features on the rock identifying parts of the body. The Wadjari are the traditional owners.

In Mount Augustus National Park, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, about 850 km north of Perth and 350 km from Meekatharra. The drive is long and the last stretch is unsealed.

Technically no. Augustus is a monocline — a folded and tilted sandstone ridge — rather than a single dome like Uluru. It is, however, the largest exposed rock formation of its kind on Earth.

April through September, the dry season. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 45 °C and the unsealed roads can close after rain. Dawn and late afternoon are the only practical hours to be on the rock.

The sandstone of Augustus was laid down roughly 1.65 billion years ago. The granite basement rock visible at its base is older still, putting the geological story well over two billion years deep.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for people who have spent time in the outback or driven the long roads north of Perth. A Medium on a study wall reads as a quiet acknowledgement, not a tourist souvenir.

The rust and copper palette suits desert-modern, mid-century earth-toned rooms, and warm minimalist spaces. It pairs cleanly with raw timber, leather, and unbleached linen.

Yes. The warm-earth palette of Augustus sits squarely within the current desert-modern and outback-luxury direction in Australian and US-southwest design, with a softer hand than the usual saturated red-rock prints.

A single Large fits cleanly above most sofas. A 4-tile Mural lets the long ridge of the rock breathe across a wider wall; a 9-tile Mural carries a whole room.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical wet-area installs. Clean as you would the Glossy, with a soft cloth and water.

A microfibre cloth and warm water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so cleaning does not lift it.

Yes. Reid Wender paints every WenderVista piece in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink language. No licensing and no third-party reuse — the work originates and ends with Wender Studios.

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