Wender·Vista
Boiling River confluence Gardiner
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
just inside the North Entrance of Yellowstone, above Gardiner

Boiling River confluence Gardiner

— — where the hot water finds the cold and the steam comes up off the stones.

— 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 short walk upstream from the 45th parallel, the outflow of a thermal spring drops into the Gardner River and the two waters meet over a shelf of pale stone. The plume keeps the canyon walls dusted in mineral white, and steam lifts off the surface on cold mornings well into June. The river runs fast and clear out of the Black Canyon above; the road climbs north to Mammoth. Soaking access has been closed since the 2022 flood, and the National Park Service has not reopened it. — from the studio

from the studio
Boiling River confluence Gardiner
— bring it home

Boiling River confluence Gardiner, 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 Boiling River confluence Gardiner

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

Boiling River is the local name for the point where a large hot-spring outflow joins the Gardner River, just inside the North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, about two miles south of Gardiner, Montana. The site sits almost exactly on the 45th parallel, marked by a sign on the road between Gardiner and Mammoth Hot Springs. The source is mineral-rich water originating in the Mammoth Hot Springs system upstream; it travels underground before discharging into the cold, fast-flowing Gardner River, which drains the Yellowstone Plateau north toward the Yellowstone River at Gardiner.

— the water

The hot outflow runs near 140°F (60°C) at the source; where it meets the Gardner River, the mixed water historically ranged from bath-warm to scalding depending on river flow and bathing position. The Gardner itself is cold, snowmelt-fed water carrying the drainage of the Sepulcher and Electric peak country. Travertine and calcium carbonate from the upstream Mammoth system stain the rocks white where the hot water flows. The system is part of the larger Mammoth thermal complex, one of the most active travertine-depositing areas in the world.

— the visit

The Boiling River soaking area was closed indefinitely in June 2022 after a 500-year flood event tore out the North Entrance road and reshaped the river channel along this reach. The National Park Service has not reopened it as of the most recent updates, and the parking pull-off and trail remain off-limits. The site is still visible from the road between Gardiner and Mammoth, and the 45th-parallel sign is a common pull-off. Visitors heading deeper into Yellowstone reach Mammoth Hot Springs about five miles south, with full thermal terraces and the historic Fort Yellowstone district.

— where
United States · Park County, Montana / Yellowstone National Park
— within
Yellowstone National Park
— position
45.0006° N · 110.6939° 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.
3 km N
Gardiner
town
8 km S
Mammoth Hot Springs
thermal area
3 km N
Roosevelt Arch
park entrance
3 km N
Yellowstone River
river
N
Boiling River confluence Gardiner
Gardiner
Mammoth Hot Springs
Roosevelt Arch
Yellowstone River
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Boiling River confluence Gardiner — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

It is the point where a large hot-spring outflow from the Mammoth thermal system meets the cold Gardner River, just inside the North Entrance of Yellowstone, about two miles south of Gardiner, Montana.

No. The Boiling River soaking area has been closed since the June 2022 floods damaged the access road and reshaped the river channel. The National Park Service has not announced a reopening.

The source outflow runs near 140°F. Where it joined the river, mixed temperatures historically ranged from comfortable to scalding depending on which side of the plume a bather was standing and on Gardner River flow.

It is part of the Mammoth Hot Springs system. Mineral-rich water rises through limestone and travertine upstream at Mammoth, travels underground, and discharges into the Gardner River at this point.

A roadside marker between Gardiner and Mammoth noting that the road crosses the 45th parallel of north latitude, halfway between the equator and the North Pole. The Boiling River site is just south of the sign.

Yes. The confluence and its steam plume are visible from the road in cold weather, and the white mineral staining of the streambed is visible year-round, even with the bathing area closed to foot traffic.

— about the piece in your home

Often, yes. Many long-time Yellowstone visitors and Gardiner residents remember soaking here before the 2022 flood. A Medium reads as a specific memory rather than a generic park scene.

The mineral white, river greys, and steam tones sit well with Mountain-modern, Lodge, and quiet Minimalist rooms. The piece carries warmth in a powder room or a study without dominating.

The Yellowstone-park aesthetic of Lodge-modern continues to lean on natural palette and historic park imagery. A named thermal feature reads stronger than a generic geyser print of unclear location.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large works at conversational distance. For longer walls, a four-tile Mural gives the confluence its run, and a nine-tile Mural is a gallery piece across a great-room wall.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and tolerate steam and splash, which suits backsplashes, shower walls, and the kind of soaking-themed bath the piece reads naturally in.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour is held in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so there is no painted layer to lift and no specialty cleaner needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn from the studio's own work and hand-finished in Knoxville. There is no licensing and no stock. Reid curates the atlas of places that enter the line.

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