Wender·Vista
Garfield Peak summit
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
above the south rim of Crater Lake, in the southern Oregon Cascades

Garfield Peak summit

— — the blue the caldera holds.

— 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 short summit above Crater Lake's south rim, reached by a 1.7-mile trail from the lodge. The path climbs about a thousand feet through whitebark pine to a bare ridge at 8,054 feet. Wizard Island sits below on the left, the Phantom Ship far down on the right, and the whole caldera fills the foreground in that improbable blue. Snow holds the trail until July.

from the studio
Garfield Peak summit
— bring it home

Garfield Peak summit, 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 Garfield Peak summit

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

Garfield Peak rises to 8,054 feet on the south rim of Crater Lake, inside Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. The summit trail leaves from behind Crater Lake Lodge at Rim Village and climbs 1.7 miles with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain, built by trail crews in the 1930s. The peak takes its name from James Rudolph Garfield, Secretary of the Interior under Theodore Roosevelt, not the president. The view holds Wizard Island, the Phantom Ship, and Mount Scott across the lake.

— the visit

Crater Lake National Park charges a $30 vehicle entrance fee, good for seven days. Rim Drive opens fully in July most years and closes in October when snow returns; the road into Rim Village is plowed year. The Garfield Peak trail usually clears of snow by mid-July and stays walkable into late September. Crater Lake Lodge sits at the trailhead and runs from late May to mid-October. The park sees about 700,000 visitors a year, most of them concentrated in July and August.

— the colour

The lake reads as the deepest blue most visitors will ever see. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,949 feet, and almost all of its water comes from snow and rain rather than streams, so it carries almost no sediment. Sunlight enters and the shorter blue wavelengths scatter back; everything else is absorbed by the depth. From the Garfield summit the colour reads almost cobalt at midday and shifts toward indigo as the afternoon goes long.

— where
United States · Klamath County, Oregon
— within
Crater Lake National Park
— elevation
2,455 m · 8,054 ft
— position
42.9027° N · 122.1414° 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.
1 km W
Crater Lake Lodge
historic lodge
4 km NW
Wizard Island
volcanic island
8 km E
Mount Scott
peak
1 km W
Rim Village
visitor area
N
Garfield Peak summit
Crater Lake Lodge
Wizard Island
Mount Scott
Rim Village
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Garfield Peak summit — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

8,054 feet, or about 2,455 metres, on the south rim of Crater Lake in southern Oregon. The summit rises about 1,000 feet above Rim Village and Crater Lake Lodge.

1.7 miles one way from behind Crater Lake Lodge to the summit, with about 1,000 feet of elevation gain. Most walkers take two to three hours round-trip.

Usually mid-July through late September. Snow lingers on the upper switchbacks well into summer, and the park does not clear the trail. Bring a layer; the ridge is windy.

James Rudolph Garfield, Secretary of the Interior under Theodore Roosevelt, who visited the park in 1907. It is not named for President James A. Garfield, who was his father.

Wizard Island and the Phantom Ship below, Mount Scott to the east at 8,929 feet, Mount Thielsen to the north, and on clear days Mount Shasta across the California line.

1,949 feet, the deepest lake in the United States. The caldera formed about 7,700 years ago when Mount Mazama collapsed during a major eruption of the Cascade arc.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for someone who has stood on the rim or walked the Garfield trail. The Medium reads from across a room; the Small fits a desk or hallway shelf.

The cobalt and basalt palette sits well in mountain-modern interiors, jewel-tone rooms, and cabin great rooms. The glossy finish carries the blue strongest; the Dura Satin holds well in bright light.

A single Large covers most sofas; a four-tile Mural fills a long mantel wall; a nine-tile Mural anchors a great room. The Medium is the safe choice for a console.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical wet installations like backsplashes or shower surrounds. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure.

A microfibre cloth with water handles everyday dust. No special cleaners are needed; the colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift over time.

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