Wender·Vista
Crystal Cascade Pinkham
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
in Pinkham Notch, on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail below Mount Washington

Crystal Cascade Pinkham

— — the white water in the cleft below the ravine.

— 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 seventy-foot cascade on the Cutler River, on the lower Tuckerman Ravine Trail about a third of a mile above the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. The water comes off Mount Washington's east shoulder and drops through a slot in the granite into a small pool. Everyone climbing Tuckerman walks past it in the first ten minutes. In winter the slot freezes blue and the route below the falls becomes an ice climb.

from the studio
Crystal Cascade Pinkham
— bring it home

Crystal Cascade Pinkham, 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 Crystal Cascade Pinkham

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

Crystal Cascade is a roughly 70-foot waterfall on the Cutler River, a feeder of the Ellis River, on the lower Tuckerman Ravine Trail in Pinkham Notch. The cascade falls in two main steps through a granite slot below the lip of Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington's east face. The Appalachian Mountain Club's Pinkham Notch Visitor Center on NH Route 16 is the standard trailhead; the cascade sits about 0.3 miles up the trail. The Cutler joins the Ellis a short distance below the falls.

— the water

The Cutler River drains the east face of Mount Washington and the lower slopes of Tuckerman Ravine, which means most of the volume is snowmelt. Flow is highest in late April and May when the ravine snowfield is releasing, and the cascade runs with serious force into early June. By August in a dry year it has thinned to a single chute along the looker's-right side. In deep winter the slot freezes into a vertical ice route popular with local climbers; the trail platform is closed then.

— the visit

The cascade is reached by the Tuckerman Ravine Trail from the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center on NH Route 16, about twenty minutes north of Jackson. The walk is 0.3 miles one way over rocky tread, with a short side path to a fenced viewing platform. The trail is open in all seasons; the platform itself is closed when the slot is iced. The Visitor Center has parking, restrooms, a dining hall, and an information desk staffed by the Appalachian Mountain Club year-round.

— where
United States · Coos County, New Hampshire
— within
White Mountain National Forest
— elevation
610 m · 2,000 ft
— position
44.2600° N · 71.2500° 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.
4 km W
Tuckerman Ravine
glacial cirque
6 km W
Mount Washington summit
mountain summit
1 km E
AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center
trailhead
3 km E
Wildcat Mountain
mountain
N
Crystal Cascade Pinkham
Tuckerman Ravine
Mount Washington summit
AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center
Wildcat Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Crystal Cascade Pinkham — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Crystal Cascade is in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire, on the lower Tuckerman Ravine Trail about 0.3 miles above the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center on NH Route 16, below Mount Washington's east face.

Roughly 70 feet, falling in two main steps through a granite slot. The water is the Cutler River, a feeder of the Ellis River draining the east face of Mount Washington and the lower Tuckerman Ravine.

From the AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center on NH Route 16, take the Tuckerman Ravine Trail for about 0.3 miles to the signed side path and viewing platform. The walk takes ten to fifteen minutes over rocky tread.

Late April through early June for full flow, when snowmelt from Tuckerman Ravine is releasing. October light through the surrounding birches is best for photography. The slot freezes in deep winter and runs thinner by August.

Yes. The frozen slot below the cascade is a classic local mixed and ice route, typically grade WI3-WI4 depending on the season. The official viewing platform is closed when the route is in.

— about the piece in your home

Crystal Cascade is the first landmark on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail; everyone who has climbed Mount Washington from Pinkham has walked past it. The tile suits a hiker, skier, or AMC member with seasons in the notch.

The cold blues and granite greys of the cascade pull cool. The tile sits well in mountain-modern interiors, in cabin rooms with natural wood, and in coastal-modern spaces that lean toward water and stone over sand.

Alpine-modern interiors have moved toward specific named places over the last few years rather than stock mountain scenery. Crystal Cascade reads as a real piece of the Presidential Range and pairs well with rough wood and dark metal.

A Large above a console. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the scale. For a tall narrow wall, the vertical line of the cascade reads especially well as a Triptych.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and stands up to splash zones. Glossy is for framed wall display only.

A microfibre cloth and clean water. No solvents or abrasive cleaners. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin protective finish and will not lift with normal cleaning.

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