Wender·Vista
Indian Head profile rock Lincoln
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
on the south face of Mount Pemigewasset, above US 3 near Lincoln

Indian Head profile rock Lincoln

— — a face the granite kept.

— 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 natural profile in the granite of Mount Pemigewasset, above US Route 3 near Lincoln, New Hampshire. The Indian Head rises about 98 feet on the mountain's south face, visible from the road and from the Indian Head Resort pond at its base. Not to be confused with the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch a few miles north, which fell from its ledge in 2003. This face is still on the mountain.

from the studio
Indian Head profile rock Lincoln
— bring it home

Indian Head profile rock Lincoln, 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 Indian Head profile rock Lincoln

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 Indian Head is a rock formation on the south face of Mount Pemigewasset, in Grafton County, New Hampshire, just south of Franconia Notch. The mountain rises to about 2,557 feet, and the profile sits high on its lower cliff band, roughly 98 feet of exposed granite shaped by glacial action into a face. The formation is visible from US Route 3 and from the pond at the Indian Head Resort, which has stood at its foot since the 1920s. The summit can be reached by the Indian Head Trail in Franconia Notch State Park.

— the stone

The face is read into the Conway granite that underlies most of the White Mountains, exposed on the cliff band by the same continental ice sheet that carved Franconia Notch. The Old Man of the Mountain, on Cannon Mountain about five miles north, was the more famous profile until it collapsed on the night of May 3, 2003. The Indian Head is the granite face the region has left. It does not erode at any human-noticeable rate, and is expected to hold its outline for a long time yet.

— the visit

The clearest road-level view is from the Indian Head Resort on US Route 3, where a small pond holds the reflection on still mornings. The resort has run at this site since 1928, and the parking area is open to non-guests for the view. The summit hike runs about 3.6 miles round-trip from the trailhead at Flume Visitor Center in Franconia Notch State Park, with about 1,150 feet of elevation gain. The summit is open ledge with views down to the resort pond and out across the Pemigewasset River valley.

— where
United States · Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire
— within
White Mountains
— position
44.0500° N · 71.6833° E
— 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.
8 km N
Franconia Notch
mountain pass
6 km N
The Flume Gorge
gorge
5 km S
Lincoln
town
10 km N
Cannon Mountain
mountain
N
Indian Head profile rock Lincoln
Franconia Notch
The Flume Gorge
Lincoln
Cannon Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Indian Head profile rock Lincoln — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the south face of Mount Pemigewasset in Grafton County, New Hampshire, just south of Franconia Notch. The formation is visible from US Route 3 near Lincoln, above the Indian Head Resort pond.

The exposed granite face is about 98 feet high, on the cliff band of Mount Pemigewasset. The mountain itself rises to roughly 2,557 feet of elevation.

No. The Old Man was on Cannon Mountain, about five miles to the north, and collapsed on May 3, 2003. The Indian Head is the separate profile that has remained on Mount Pemigewasset.

Glacial action in the last ice age shaped the cliff band of Conway granite on the mountain's south face into a form that reads, from below, as a human profile. The likeness is natural.

Yes. The Indian Head Trail runs about 3.6 miles round-trip from the Flume Visitor Center in Franconia Notch State Park, gaining around 1,150 feet to an open ledge summit with views down to the Pemigewasset River valley.

From the Indian Head Resort on US Route 3, where a small pond at the foot of the cliff holds the reflection on still mornings. The resort has stood at this site since 1928.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for people who grew up driving Route 3 through Franconia Notch, and for anyone who knew the Old Man before 2003. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio travels well.

It sits well in mountain-modern interiors, in lodge-style rooms with stone and dark wood, and in warm Minimalist settings. The granite greys and forest greens read against cream, oat, and slate walls.

Yes. The current swing toward mountain-modern and quiet-lodge style puts White Mountain imagery on a lot of mood boards. The ceramic surface keeps it from reading as a calendar photograph.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads as a focal point. For a longer wall, a four-tile Mural fills the space. A nine-tile Mural carries the longest console runs.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installations near steam and water. The Glossy finish is the show-piece option for dry walls.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so no special cleaner is needed.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license or resell other artists' work.

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