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Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
the state-line crossing at 10,947 feet on US 212

Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass

— — two states meet on open tundra.

— 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 Beartooth Highway, where US 212 lifts out of Wyoming and crosses into Montana at 10,947 feet. There is a pull-off, a small sign, and a long view east across the Absaroka. Most drivers stop. Snowfields hold here into August, and the ground above the road is open tundra in every direction.

from the studio
Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass
— bring it home

Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass, 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
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— about Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass

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

The pass crossing sits on US 212 at 10,947 feet, on the line between Park County, Wyoming and Carbon County, Montana. It is the high point of the 68-mile Beartooth Highway between Red Lodge and Cooke City, and the highest paved through-route in the northern Rockies. The pull-off at the border is reached after a long climb out of Wyoming through the Shoshone National Forest and a final stretch above treeline. The Federal Highway Administration designated the route an All-American Road in 2002.

— the air

At the pass, treeline is more than 1,500 feet below the road. The ground is alpine tundra: cushion phlox, moss campion, dwarf willow, all of it inches tall and stitched into a thin granite soil. Air pressure at 10,947 feet is about two-thirds of sea level, and most visitors notice the elevation when they walk the pull-off. Mountain goats graze the benches above the road most summers, and pikas call from the talus. Snow can fall in any month of the year.

— informed by Shoshone National Forest
— the season

The pass is open from late May through mid-October in most years. The Forest Service plows out from both sides in the spring; cuts of ten or twelve feet of snow are not unusual at the border. Afternoon thunder builds fast over the high country, and the pass closes for weather a few times each summer. The first snow of fall often falls in early September, and the road shuts for the winter as soon as it cannot be reliably kept open.

— where
United States · Carbon County, Montana and Park County, Wyoming
— within
Shoshone and Custer Gallatin National Forests
— elevation
3,337 m · 10,947 ft
— position
44.9697° N · 109.4711° 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.
45 km W
Cooke City
Montana town at the Yellowstone NE entrance
65 km NE
Red Lodge
Montana trailhead town for the highway
10 km S
Top of the World Store
only roadside stop near the pass
N
Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass
Cooke City
Red Lodge
Top of the World Store
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Beartooth crosses from WY into MT at the pass — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

At the pass on US 212, at 10,947 feet above sea level, on the line between Park County, Wyoming and Carbon County, Montana. A small sign marks the crossing.

10,947 feet, making it the highest paved through-route in the northern Rockies. The pull-off sits in open alpine tundra, more than 1,500 feet above the surrounding treeline.

From the Friday before Memorial Day to roughly mid-October, weather permitting. The Forest Service plows from both sides in spring through cuts ten or twelve feet deep.

The pass sits well above treeline, and snowfields on the north-facing benches hold into August in most years. Storms refresh the cover in any month, including July.

Mountain goats on the benches above the road, pikas in the talus, marmots at the pull-offs. Golden eagles patrol the ridges, and elk move through the timber below.

Yes. The West Summit on the Wyoming side and the East Summit on the Montana side both sit slightly lower. The state-line crossing is the top of US 212.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for drivers who remember the state-line pull-off and the open tundra at the top. The piece reads as the moment the road crests. A Small ships nicely.

Mountain-modern, alpine-modern, and library-traditional rooms. The granite-grey and snowfield-blue palette sits well against unfinished wood, leather, and brushed metals. It also holds against a pale plaster wall.

Yes. Alpine-modern has leaned into place-specific art tied to named passes and roads rather than generic mountain scenes. A state-line pass at 10,947 feet suits the direction cleanly.

A single Large above a console, a 4-tile Mural above a sofa, or a 9-tile Mural where the wall can hold the full sweep east from the pass.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. Glossy stays in dryer rooms where the sheen reads as art.

Microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia cleaners. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it, so wiping does not lift it off.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our Knoxville studio, no licensing, no third-party stock. Reid Wender chooses each place and signs off on each finished tile.

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