Wender·Vista
Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew Hampshire
above Holderness, in the Squam Range

Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain

— — the lake the film didn't invent.

— 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

“West Rattlesnake is a short climb above Holderness, and the ledge at the top opens onto Squam Lake whole. Islands break the water into rooms. The loons are out there somewhere, the call carrying further than it ought to. The view is the one the film borrowed, and the lake had it long before. — from the studio

from the studio
Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain
— bring it home

Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain, 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 Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain

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

Squam Lake is the second-largest lake in New Hampshire, covering about 6,791 acres in Grafton and Carroll counties, with more than 60 islands and roughly 60 miles of shoreline. West Rattlesnake Mountain rises to about 1,260 feet above the south shore near Holderness. The standard Old Bridle Path from Route 113 climbs about 450 vertical feet over 0.9 miles to the open ledges, one of the most-walked short summits in the Lakes Region.

— the water

The lake drains into the Squam River and then the Pemigewasset, and the basin sits within the larger Merrimack watershed. Mean depth is about 32 feet, with a maximum of 98 feet off Sheep Island. The water is clear enough that the Squam Lakes Association tracks transparency at multiple stations as part of long-running volunteer monitoring. Common loons nest on protected islands and are tracked by the Loon Preservation Committee on the lake each summer.

— informed by NH DES — Squam Lake
— the visit

The Old Bridle Path trailhead sits at a small lot on Route 113 between Holderness and Center Sandwich. Parking fills early on autumn weekends, and the Squam Lakes Conservation Society manages much of the surrounding land. On Golden Pond, the 1981 film with Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on Squam, not at a fictional location, and the view from the West Rattlesnake ledges is the wide shot of the lake most viewers carry away.

— where
United States · Grafton County, New Hampshire
— elevation
384 m · 1,260 ft
— position
43.7714° N · 71.5697° 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 S
Holderness
village
8 km E
Center Sandwich
village
4 km S
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
science center
14 km SE
Lake Winnipesaukee
lake
N
Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain
Holderness
Center Sandwich
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
Lake Winnipesaukee
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Squam Lake from Rattlesnake Mountain — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The standard Old Bridle Path from Route 113 is about 0.9 miles one way with roughly 450 feet of climb. Most walkers reach the open ledges in 30 to 45 minutes.

Yes. The 1981 film starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn was shot on Squam Lake in 1980. Several locations around Holderness and Sandwich appear in the picture.

Squam Lake covers about 6,791 acres with over 60 islands and roughly 60 miles of shoreline. It is the second-largest lake in New Hampshire, after Winnipesaukee.

Yes. Common loons nest on the lake each summer and are tracked by the Loon Preservation Committee, based at the Squam Lake Loon Center in Moultonborough.

Outflow runs through the short Squam River into the Pemigewasset River, which joins the Merrimack at Franklin and reaches the Atlantic at Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Holderness sits on the southwest shore, with Center Harbor, Moultonborough, and Sandwich along the eastern and northern edges. Trailheads cluster near Route 113.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Families who summer on the lake often hold the West Rattlesnake view as the picture of home. A Medium for a camp wall, or a Coaster Set for the kitchen, carries that well.

It pairs with classic New England, lake-house warm, and quiet coastal-modern rooms. The greens and slate-blues of the piece sit well next to white trim and aged pine.

Yes. Current lake-house direction is moving away from rope-and-anchor toward landscape-first art. A Large above a sideboard reads contemporary while staying rooted to the place.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural holds the wall. For a long camp-room console, a nine-tile Mural carries the panorama without crowding.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in humid rooms and around sinks and stoves.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents, no abrasives. The color is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so the image will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in-house by Wender Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The work is not licensed, syndicated, or sold through third parties.

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