Wender·Vista
Charleston Peak
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
the high point of the Spring Mountains, west of Las Vegas

Charleston Peak

— — an island of snow above the desert.

— 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

“The high point of the Spring Mountains, about 35 miles west of Las Vegas and almost 12,000 feet above the Mojave floor. From the city it reads as a pale ridge over the casinos; from the summit ridge the desert opens for a hundred miles in every direction. Bristlecone pines hold the upper slopes, some of them more than three thousand years old. The trails leave from Kyle and Lee Canyons and climb out of the pine into open rock.

from the studio
Charleston Peak
— bring it home

Charleston Peak, 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 Charleston Peak

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

Charleston Peak is the high point of the Spring Mountains and of southern Nevada, reaching 11,918 feet above sea level in Clark County, about 35 miles west of Las Vegas. The peak lies within the Mount Charleston Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. From the summit the Mojave Desert spreads east toward the Las Vegas Valley and west toward Death Valley, with Telescope Peak on the far horizon. The mountain is a sky island, holding alpine ecosystems above more than 8,000 feet of intervening desert.

— the air

The sky-island effect is the reason for the bristlecone pines that hold the highest slopes. Ancient Great Basin bristlecones grow above roughly 9,500 feet, some of them more than three thousand years old, twisted into the wind. Summer thunderstorms build over the ridge in July and August and clear by late afternoon. Snow lingers in the north-facing cirques into June. Air on the summit is thin enough that the climb from the trailhead at about 7,800 feet gains roughly 4,200 vertical feet to the top.

— the visit

Two long trails climb the peak. The South Loop leaves Cathedral Rock in Kyle Canyon and runs roughly 8.5 miles to the summit; the North Loop leaves the head of Lee Canyon and runs about 10 miles. Most strong hikers do one or the other as a long day, or combine them as a roughly 19-mile loop with a car shuttle. The trailheads are reached from Las Vegas in about an hour on US-95 and State Route 157. Snow conditions hold into June; the friendliest months for the summit are July through October.

— where
United States · Clark County, Nevada
— within
Mount Charleston Wilderness
— elevation
3,633 m · 11,918 ft
— position
36.2716° N · 115.6956° W
— 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.
56 km E
Las Vegas
city
8 km N
Lee Canyon
canyon
10 km E
Kyle Canyon
canyon
40 km SE
Red Rock Canyon
national conservation area
N
Charleston Peak
Las Vegas
Lee Canyon
Kyle Canyon
Red Rock Canyon
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Charleston Peak — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Charleston Peak is the high point of the Spring Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, about 35 miles west of Las Vegas, within the Mount Charleston Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

The summit reaches 11,918 feet, or 3,633 metres, above sea level. It is the highest point in the Spring Mountains and the highest point in southern Nevada.

Two main routes leave Kyle and Lee Canyons. The South Loop runs about 8.5 miles from Cathedral Rock; the North Loop runs about 10 miles from the head of Lee Canyon. Most hikers do one as a long day.

July through October is the friendliest window. Snow holds in the cirques into June, and afternoon thunderstorms build over the ridge in July and August and usually clear by evening.

The Spring Mountains are a sky island rising above more than 8,000 feet of Mojave Desert, so the upper slopes hold a cold alpine ecosystem with Great Basin bristlecone pines, some more than three thousand years old.

Charleston Peak is the summit; Mount Charleston refers to the broader mountain and the small community in Kyle Canyon at its base. Most maps label the high point Charleston Peak.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for someone who has climbed the South or North Loop, a Las Vegas local who looks at the ridge from the city, or a desert hiker who knows the bristlecone country. A Small or Medium reads strongly.

The piece reads well in alpine-modern, Southwest-modern, and desert-contemporary interiors. It pairs with warm wood, leather, and pale plaster walls.

Yes. Desert-modern interiors are leaning into cooler high-elevation palettes alongside the warm desert tones, and the snow-and-bristlecone register of this piece works inside that move.

A single Large is the usual choice above a console. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural holds the wall; a 9-tile Mural is for the wall that defines the room.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installations near water or steam. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and will not lift with cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and produced in-house in Knoxville. The work is not licensed and is not sold through other studios.

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