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Crater Lake Highway curve view
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
on the rim road above Crater Lake

Crater Lake Highway curve view

— — the curve where the caldera opens.

— 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

“The bend on Rim Drive where the road slips around a buttress and the whole caldera comes into view at once. Crater Lake is 1,943 feet deep at the centre, the deepest in the United States. From the wall a few hundred feet above the water the cobalt sits in the bowl and the road keeps climbing toward the Watchman. — from the studio

from the studio
Crater Lake Highway curve view
— bring it home

Crater Lake Highway curve view, 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 Crater Lake Highway curve view

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

Rim Drive circles the caldera of Crater Lake at the crest of the rim, between roughly 6,500 and 7,900 feet. The road is 33 miles around and was completed in 1918, a project of the early National Park Service. It threads a series of curves around buttresses left by the partial collapse of Mount Mazama 7,700 years ago, with more than 30 named overlooks. The view at most curves drops directly to the water, about 1,000 feet below at the closest points.

— the visit

Rim Drive is usually open from early July through late October; the rest of the year the road is closed by snow. The loop runs in either direction and most drivers complete it in three to four hours with stops. Major overlooks include Discovery Point, Watchman Overlook, Cloudcap, and Phantom Ship Overlook. Bicyclists ride the loop in late September on car-free Ride the Rim weekends. Crater Lake Lodge at Rim Village is the only in-park lodging and books months ahead.

— informed by NPS — Rim Drive status
— the season

The drivable season on Rim Drive is short. The road typically opens in early July once plows clear the deepest drifts and closes again with the first heavy storms in late October or November. Annual snowfall on the rim averages around 41 feet, among the highest sustained snowfalls of any developed national park area in the lower 48. Wildflowers along the road bloom from mid-July through August. The clearest blue water reads strongest under direct midday sun in August and early September.

— where
United States · Klamath County, Oregon
— within
Crater Lake National Park
— elevation
2,255 m · 7,400 ft
— 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 W
Watchman Overlook
overlook
2 km S
Discovery Point
overlook
12 km E
Cloudcap Overlook
high overlook
10 km SE
Phantom Ship Overlook
overlook
N
Crater Lake Highway curve view
Watchman Overlook
Discovery Point
Cloudcap Overlook
Phantom Ship Overlook
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Crater Lake Highway curve view — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Rim Drive is 33 miles around the caldera of Crater Lake. The loop is paved and includes more than 30 named overlooks. Most drivers complete it in three to four hours.

The full loop is usually open from early July through late October. The rest of the year heavy snow keeps the road closed. The south rim access road is plowed through winter.

Discovery Point and Watchman Overlook draw the most photographs. Watchman, on the west rim at 8,013 feet, gives the classic view across the caldera to Wizard Island and the Phantom Ship beyond.

Mount Mazama, a 12,000-foot stratovolcano, erupted catastrophically about 7,700 years ago. The summit collapsed into the emptied magma chamber. Snow and rain filled the bowl over centuries, forming Crater Lake.

The road runs between roughly 6,500 and 7,900 feet, while the lake surface sits at 6,178 feet. Most overlooks stand 700 to 1,700 feet above the water.

— about the piece in your home

Many customers send this to family who made the Crater Lake loop together. The curve view is the road's signature moment. A Medium captures the bend and the bowl in one frame.

The cobalt and dark stone palette sits well in Mountain-modern, Pacific-Northwest cabin, and Mid-century modern rooms. It pairs cleanly with raw oak, linen, and matte black or aged brass hardware.

A Large reads well above a console or entryway bench. Over a sofa, a 4-tile Mural shows the road and rim together; a 9-tile Mural carries the full caldera across a long wall.

Yes. Specify the Dura Satin or Matte finish for steam and daily wear. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and does not lift with cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. No solvents or abrasives. The surface is durable and the colour lives below a thin glossy or matte finish, depending on the finish you choose.

Yes. Reid Wender curates every WenderVista piece and the work is hand-finished in our Knoxville studio. No licensing, no third-party prints. Each tile carries the studio mark on the back.

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