Wender·Vista
Mount Hermon
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIsraeli-occupied territories
above the Golan, where Syria, Lebanon and Israel meet

Mount Hermon

— — the last snow before the Jordan begins.

— 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 long limestone ridge running northeast above the Galilee, capped with snow most of the year. Three of the springs at its foot, Dan, Banias and Hasbani, gather into the headwaters of the Jordan. The Israeli-held shoulder reaches about 2,236 metres and carries the country's only ski slope. The Syrian summit, four kilometres away, is closed.

from the studio
Mount Hermon
— bring it home

Mount Hermon, 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 Hermon

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 Hermon is the southernmost spur of the Anti-Lebanon range, running about forty kilometres along the border between Lebanon and Syria. Its true summit, on the Syrian side, reaches 2,814 metres. The Israeli-controlled southern shoulder, captured in 1967 and held since, tops out near 2,236 metres above the village of Neve Ativ. The slopes drain south into the Hula Valley and east into the Bekaa. Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic all name it for hallowedness: Hermon, Jabal al-Shaykh, the white-bearded one looking down on the Galilee.

— informed by Wikipedia
— the water

Hermon is the great water-tower of the Levant. Snowmelt and orographic rainfall recharge a karst aquifer inside the limestone massif, which then surfaces at three springs along the southern foot: Dan, Banias and Hasbani. Their combined flows form the upper Jordan River, the chief source of Lake Kinneret. The Banias spring alone delivers roughly 125 million cubic metres of water a year. Without Hermon there is no Jordan, no Galilee, and no northern inflow to the Dead Sea, only a far drier land below it.

— informed by Wikipedia: Jordan River
— the year

Hermon holds snow longer than anywhere else in the Levant. The first snowfall typically arrives in November; the ski station above Neve Ativ usually opens in late December and closes in March. By late spring the upper bowls are bare, but patches survive in the north-facing chutes into July. Summer brings a brief alpine season: wildflowers along the radar-station road, dwarf oak and Lebanese cedar lower down, the smell of dust and snowmelt running together against the dry heat below.

— where
Israeli-occupied territories · Northern Golan
— elevation
2,814 m · 9,232 ft
— position
33.4167° N · 35.8500° 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.
15 km S
Banias
spring and Roman sanctuary
8 km S
Neve Ativ
village
55 km S
Lake Kinneret
Sea of Galilee
60 km NE
Damascus
Syrian capital
N
Mount Hermon
Banias
Neve Ativ
Lake Kinneret
Damascus
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The ridge runs through all three. The true summit, at 2,814 metres, is in Syria. The Lebanese flank descends to the Bekaa Valley. Israel has held the southern shoulder, reaching about 2,236 metres, since 1967.

Often. The Hebrew Bible names it as the northern boundary of the Promised Land and the source of the Jordan's dew. Many scholars locate the New Testament Transfiguration on its slopes rather than at Mount Tabor.

Yes. The Mount Hermon ski station, above Neve Ativ in the northern Golan, is the only commercial ski area in Israeli-held territory. Its season runs from late December into March when snowfall is sufficient. Top elevation reaches about 2,040 metres.

Three karst springs along the southern foot of Hermon, Dan, Banias and Hasbani, combine to form the upper Jordan. The river then flows south through the Hula Valley into Lake Kinneret and onward to the Dead Sea.

A spring and ancient sanctuary at Hermon's southern foot, dedicated in the Hellenistic period to the god Pan and later host to Herodian and Roman temples. The site sits inside Israel's Hermon Stream Nature Reserve.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for people who served in the Golan, hiked the Banias, or grew up in the Galilee. The piece reads Hermon as watershed, not as borderland. A Medium with a handwritten note from the studio suits the gift.

The cool snow-blue and limestone palette registers with biblical-modern, biophilic, and warm minimalist rooms. The piece holds against pale oak, raw linen, and unbleached wool. Less at home against high-saturation Mediterranean palettes.

The land-of-the-Bible direction toward Galilean stone, olive and snow-blue has moved into faith-rooted homes since 2024. The piece grounds that palette in a specific watershed rather than in generic Holy Land imagery.

A Large suits a console or a reading chair. Above a three-seat sofa, a four-tile Mural reads as one composition. A nine-tile Mural is the choice for a stairwell or a long dining wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam and splash do not affect it. Clean with a damp microfibre.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasives, no cleaners. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin protective finish and does not fade with washing.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and painted in one studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, by Reid Wender. No licensing, no third parties. The Mount Hermon painting is part of our Holy Land atlas.

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