Wender·Vista
Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
east of Mount Washington, on the road through the Whites

Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington

— — the mountain that makes its own weather.

— 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

“Pinkham Notch sits east of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast at 6,288 feet. Route 16 runs the floor of the notch, and the AMC Visitor Center is the trailhead for Tuckerman Ravine and the long climb up the headwall. The summit holds a record wind of 231 miles per hour, set in April 1934. From the notch the mountain looks close. It is not close.

from the studio
Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington
— bring it home

Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington, 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 Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington

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

Pinkham Notch is the mountain pass on the east side of Mount Washington, running roughly north to south through the White Mountain National Forest in Coos County. New Hampshire Route 16 follows the notch floor at about 2,000 feet, climbing past the Appalachian Mountain Club's Joe Dodge Lodge and Pinkham Notch Visitor Center. Mount Washington rises to the west to 6,288 feet, the highest summit in the northeastern United States, with Tuckerman Ravine and Huntington Ravine carved into its eastern face. Wildcat Mountain rises on the opposite side of the notch.

— the air

Mount Washington has some of the harshest weather in the world for its latitude. The Mount Washington Observatory has operated on the summit since 1932 and recorded a surface wind of 231 miles per hour on April 12, 1934, a world record that stood for sixty-two years. The summit averages 281 days a year of fog. Storms can move in within an hour, and the mountain has claimed more than 160 lives, more than any other peak in the Northeast.

— the visit

The AMC Pinkham Notch Visitor Center is the standard trailhead for the Tuckerman Ravine Trail, the most-used route to the summit, a 4.2-mile climb gaining about 4,250 feet. The lodge serves family-style meals and offers bunkroom stays year-round. The Mount Washington Auto Road begins a few miles north at Glen House, and the Cog Railway runs from the western side at Marshfield. Spring skiers ride into Tuckerman from April into June, when the bowl still holds snow.

— where
United States · Coos County, New Hampshire
— within
White Mountain National Forest
— elevation
620 m · 2,032 ft
— position
44.2575° N · 71.2531° 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
2 km E
Wildcat Mountain
ski peak
3 km S
Glen Ellis Falls
waterfall
6 km N
Mount Washington Auto Road
summit road
N
Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington
Tuckerman Ravine
Wildcat Mountain
Glen Ellis Falls
Mount Washington Auto Road
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Pinkham Notch with Mount Washington — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Pinkham Notch is the mountain pass on the east side of Mount Washington, in Coos County, New Hampshire, inside the White Mountain National Forest. New Hampshire Route 16 runs the floor of the notch.

Mount Washington rises to 6,288 feet, the highest summit in the northeastern United States. The mountain dominates the western wall of Pinkham Notch and is visible from much of the valley floor.

It is the Appalachian Mountain Club's basecamp lodge and trailhead at the notch, with bunkrooms, family-style meals, gear, and the start of the Tuckerman Ravine Trail to the summit.

On April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a surface wind of 231 miles per hour. It held the world record for sixty-two years and remains the record for the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

By the Tuckerman Ravine Trail from Pinkham Notch, by the Mount Washington Auto Road from Glen House, or by the Cog Railway from Marshfield on the western side of the mountain.

Mount Washington sits at the convergence of three storm tracks and its summit pierces the ridge that channels Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Arctic systems. The summit averages 281 days of fog a year.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for anyone with a long history on Mount Washington, AMC members, Tuckerman skiers, or peak-baggers. The mountain and the notch together read as a White Mountains piece, not a generic alpine print.

The blues, granites, and deep evergreen of the notch settle into mountain-modern, alpine-modern, and warm Scandinavian rooms. Also strong against unfinished wood and dark library walls.

Yes. Alpine-modern leans on layered natural texture and a single saturated focal piece. A mountain-and-notch tile in this palette gives a room its anchor without crowding the wall.

A single Large reads from across the room above a console. Above a standard sofa, a 4-tile Mural holds the wall; a 9-tile Mural takes a full great-room wall above a sectional.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for steam, splash, and daily wipe-downs. Reserve the Glossy for dry framed wall display.

Microfibre cloth and water. Nothing else is needed. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it will not lift or fade in sunlight.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work by Reid Wender, hand-finished in the Knoxville studio. Nothing is licensed and nothing is reprinted from a third party.

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