Wender·Vista
Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana
high on the Continental Divide in Glacier

Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook

— — the lake the boardwalk delivers.

— 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

“Logan Pass sits at six thousand six hundred and forty-six feet on the Continental Divide, the high point of Going-to-the-Sun Road. From the visitor center a boardwalk climbs through alpine meadow for a mile and a half to a railed overlook above Hidden Lake. Mountain goats often work the slopes within arm's length. The pass is open July through mid-October. — from the studio

from the studio
Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook
— bring it home

Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook, 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 Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook

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

Hidden Lake lies in a glacial cirque on the west side of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, beneath Bearhat Mountain and Reynolds Mountain. The overlook trail begins at the Logan Pass Visitor Center, at the high point of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, and climbs about 460 feet over 1.4 miles to a railed platform above the lake. The lake itself sits at roughly 6,375 feet. A longer continuation trail descends to the shore, adding another 765 feet of drop.

— the visit

Going-to-the-Sun Road typically opens to Logan Pass in early July and closes with the first hard snow in mid-October. Glacier National Park requires a timed-entry vehicle reservation for the road through summer; parking at the pass fills by 7 a.m. on clear days. The boardwalk trail is paved and graded for the first half-mile, then becomes packed gravel and stone steps. The shoreline trail is sometimes closed when grizzly bears are feeding on glacier lily bulbs.

— the air

The pass sits more than six thousand feet above the prairie at Browning, fifty miles east, and weather changes by the hour. Wildflowers including beargrass, glacier lily, magenta paintbrush, and alpine forget-me-not bloom in succession from late June through August. Mountain goats and bighorn sheep work the saddle openly; both species are habituated enough to the boardwalk that close encounters are common. Hidden Lake itself takes its name from the way it disappears behind Reynolds Mountain on the approach from the east.

— where
United States · Flathead County, Montana
— within
Glacier National Park
— elevation
2,026 m · 6,646 ft
— position
48.6961° N · 113.7178° 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.
at the lake
Logan Pass Visitor Center
visitor center
at the lake
Going-to-the-Sun Road
scenic road
at the lake
Highline Trail
alpine trail
30 km SW
Lake McDonald
glacial lake
N
Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook
Logan Pass Visitor Center
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Highline Trail
Lake McDonald
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Hidden Lake from Logan Pass overlook — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Glacier National Park, Montana, on the west side of the Continental Divide beneath Bearhat and Reynolds Mountains. The overlook is reached from the Logan Pass Visitor Center on Going-to-the-Sun Road.

The overlook is 1.4 miles each way from the Logan Pass Visitor Center, with about 460 feet of elevation gain. Continuing down to the lake itself adds 1.2 miles and 765 feet of drop, each way.

Going-to-the-Sun Road typically opens to Logan Pass in early July and closes in mid-October. Snow can linger on the boardwalk into late July in heavy winters, but the route is generally walkable by mid-July.

Yes, in summer. Glacier National Park requires a timed-entry vehicle reservation for the Going-to-the-Sun corridor from late May through mid-September. A park entrance pass is required separately.

Almost always. Mountain goats and bighorn sheep range the saddle around the boardwalk and are habituated to people. Stay twenty-five yards back and do not block them as they cross the trail.

— about the piece in your home

It's been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to Glacier. The Logan Pass boardwalk and the goats above Hidden Lake are the memory most park visitors keep. A Medium for a hallway or a Small for a desk reads well.

The turquoise water and grey limestone sit well with Mountain-modern interiors, Alpine-modern rooms, and quieter Coastal-modern spaces that lean on cool tones. The piece holds against pale wood and warm white walls.

A single Large covers most sofas and consoles. A four-tile Mural reads as one piece behind a long sectional. For a wall above eight feet wide, the nine-tile Mural is the right scale.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and shrug off humidity. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so the tile cleans like a piece of fine china.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license the work. Each tile is hand-finished and signed on the back.

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