Wender·Vista
Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon
at 5,960 feet on the south side of Mount Hood

Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood

— — a building braced against the snow line.

— 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 lodge sits on the south flank of Mount Hood at the elevation where the trees end, six miles up from Government Camp. From the parking area the steep cedar gables rise against the bare snowfield of the mountain. The peak above stands at 11,249 feet. In winter the lodge is half-buried in snow; in summer wildflowers come up to the door.

from the studio
Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood
— bring it home

Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, 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 Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood

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

Timberline Lodge sits at 5,960 feet on the south face of Mount Hood, the highest peak in Oregon at 11,249 feet, in the Mount Hood National Forest. The lodge was built between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration and dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 28, 1937. It is accessed by six miles of paved road climbing from U.S. Route 26 at Government Camp, in Clackamas County. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses the property at the timberline, threading between the lodge and the snowfields above.

— the season

Snow lies on the south face from October into July most years, and the Palmer Glacier above the lodge supports summer skiing into August. The Magic Mile chairlift loads from the lodge door and runs year-round. Winter snowpack at the lodge often exceeds 20 feet through a season. Wildflower bloom in the meadows just below the lodge runs from mid-July through early September: paintbrush, lupine, beargrass. The Mount Hood Wilderness boundary lies a short walk uphill from the property.

— the air

At 5,960 feet the lodge sits roughly at the local timberline, where the last subalpine firs give way to bare meadow and rock. The air is thinner than the valley below, and weather changes fast: clear morning to whiteout in an hour is normal. Mount Hood is a stratovolcano of the Cascade arc, last erupting in the 1860s, and steam still vents from Crater Rock above the Palmer Glacier. From the front steps of the lodge the summit is a 5,300-foot climb up the south route.

— where
United States · Clackamas County, Oregon
— within
Mount Hood National Forest
— elevation
1,816 m · 5,960 ft
— position
45.3311° N · 121.7113° 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.
10 km SW
Government Camp
mountain town
3 km N
Palmer Glacier
glacier and summer ski area
6 km N
Mount Hood summit
stratovolcano peak
N
Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood
Government Camp
Palmer Glacier
Mount Hood summit
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The lodge sits at 5,960 feet on the south face of Mount Hood. The mountain summit above reaches 11,249 feet, making it the highest peak in Oregon and one of the most-climbed glaciated peaks in North America.

Yes. Mount Hood is a stratovolcano of the Cascade arc, last erupting in the 1860s. Steam still vents from Crater Rock above the Palmer Glacier, monitored continuously by the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Yes. The Palmer Glacier above the lodge supports skiing into August, the longest ski season in North America. The Magic Mile chairlift loads from the lodge door and runs year-round.

From U.S. Route 26 at Government Camp, drive six miles up the paved Timberline Highway. The road is plowed year-round. Chains or traction tires are required from November through April.

Yes. The PCT crosses the property at the timberline, threading between the lodge and the snowfields above. Through-hikers often stop for a meal at the Cascade Dining Room before continuing north.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The south side of Hood is the climbing route most Oregon mountaineers know first, and the lodge is the staging point. A Medium or Large suits a guide's home or a long-time skier's living room.

The piece sits naturally in mountain-modern, alpine-cabin, and lodge-revival rooms. The warm gables against cold blue snow carry against both dark wood paneling and pale Scandinavian interiors.

A single Large covers a standard sofa. For a wider sectional or a long mantel wall, a 4-tile Mural reads as one image. A 9-tile Mural suits a vaulted great room.

Yes, with Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and handle splash and steam. A Coaster Set fits a bar or coffee table; a Medium suits a powder-room wall.

Microfibre cloth with plain water. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so daily cleaning does not affect it. No solvents, no abrasives.

Yes. Drawn in the studio's stained-glass and alcohol-ink visual language, chosen by Reid Wender, hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee. No outside licensing on any WenderVista piece.

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