shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon

in the central Oregon Cascades, between Santiam and McKenzie passes

Mount Washington

Name: Mount Washington — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the worn-down tooth of an older mountain.

— 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

— 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

“An eroded shield volcano whose summit pinnacle stands above the lodgepole and lava fields of central Oregon. Visible from the Cascade Lakes Highway and from Highway 20 as drivers crest Santiam Pass. The Mount Washington Wilderness around it holds some of the youngest lava flows in the state. From the studio.

from the studio

— bring it home

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

— 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 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

Mount Washington stands at 7,795 feet in the central Oregon Cascades, in Linn and Deschutes counties. It is the deeply eroded remnant of a shield volcano that last erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago, with the harder volcanic plug at its core left exposed as a steep summit pinnacle. The peak gives its name to the 54,278-acre Mount Washington Wilderness, which spans the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests and sits between Santiam Pass to the north and McKenzie Pass to the south.

— informed by Wikipedia, U.S. Forest Service

— the stone

The wilderness around the peak is one of the most heavily lava-covered landscapes in Oregon. Belknap Crater and Little Belknap, just south near McKenzie Pass, sent flows across the area as recently as about 1,500 years ago, and the basalt fields visible from the Dee Wright Observatory on Highway 242 are the result. The summit pinnacle itself is composed of erosion-resistant basaltic andesite. The first recorded ascent was in 1923 by a Mazamas party.

— informed by Oregon Encyclopedia, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

— the visit

The standard climb leaves the Pacific Crest Trail at Big Lake and ascends the north ridge, gaining about 3,400 feet over roughly five miles one way. The upper pitches are class-four to low-fifth rock on loose volcanic stone, and most parties rope up and carry a small rack. Day-hikers without climbing experience usually stop at the saddle below the pinnacle. The wilderness permit is free and self-issued at the trailhead. The route is generally climbable from July through September.

— informed by U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Hikers

— where

United States · Linn and Deschutes Counties, Oregon

— within

Mount Washington Wilderness

— elevation

2,376 m · 7,795 ft

— position

44.3303° N · 121.8389° 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.

12 km S

Belknap Crater

shield volcano

6 km N

Big Lake

alpine lake

25 km S

Three Sisters

stratovolcanoes

Mount Washington

Belknap Crater

Big Lake

Three Sisters

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Washington — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

7,795 feet (2,376 metres). It stands in the central Oregon Cascades between Santiam Pass and McKenzie Pass, on the boundary of Linn and Deschutes counties.

An eroded shield volcano, long extinct. Glacial erosion stripped the softer outer flanks, exposing the harder central plug as the steep summit pinnacle seen today.

From Highway 20 cresting Santiam Pass, from the Dee Wright Observatory on Highway 242, and from many points along the Cascade Lakes Highway south of Bend.

The first recorded ascent was in 1923 by a party from the Mazamas mountaineering club of Portland. The route ascends the north ridge from near Big Lake.

Yes. The summit pinnacle is class-four to low-fifth rock on loose volcanic stone. Most parties rope up and carry a small rack. It is not a walk-up.

Nearby Belknap Crater and Little Belknap sent extensive basalt flows across the wilderness as recently as about 1,500 years ago, covering much of the surrounding plateau.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Mount Washington is on the daily skyline for central Oregon, and the tile reads as a piece of the home view. A Medium or Large carries well in a Bend living room.

Mountain-modern, high-desert, and Pacific Northwest cabin interiors. The lava greys and Cascade blues sit easily against juniper, raw timber, and warm wool.

Yes. High-desert design leans on warm neutrals with one cool accent. The Cascade-blue pull of the Washington tile gives that accent without going cold.

A single Large reads well above a console. Above a sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the wall; for a great-room or vaulted ceiling, the nine-tile Mural is the right scale.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam, splash, and daily wear do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasive pads or ammonia cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and does not need resealing.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensed images, no third-party stock.

— if this one stayed with you