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Camel's Hump distinctive crown
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
in the Green Mountains, east of Lake Champlain

Camel's Hump distinctive crown

— — the one peak you can name from any ridge.

— 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 double-humped silhouette is the one mountain Vermonters can pick out from forty miles off. No summit road, no chairlift, no antenna. The Long Trail crosses the top and the alpine tundra above the trees is one of only three patches like it in the state. On a clear day the Adirondacks sit across the lake and the Whites lean in from the east. Most days the cloud catches on the crown first and lets the rest of the range go.

from the studio
Camel's Hump distinctive crown
— bring it home

Camel's Hump distinctive crown, 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 Camel's Hump distinctive crown

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

Camel's Hump rises to 4,083 feet on the spine of the Green Mountains, the third-highest peak in Vermont after Mansfield and Killington. It sits in the towns of Huntington and Duxbury, about twenty miles southeast of Burlington, inside the 21,000-acre Camel's Hump State Park. The summit is one of only three places in Vermont with true alpine tundra, a fragile relic community of arctic plants left from the last ice age. The Long Trail, the country's oldest long-distance footpath, crosses directly over the top.

— the air

Above 3,500 feet the spruce-fir gives way to a low mat of Bigelow's sedge, alpine bilberry, and Lapland rosebay. The air thins, the wind sharpens, and the temperature drops about three degrees Fahrenheit for every thousand feet of climb. The plants on the summit ridge survive winds that have been clocked above 100 miles per hour and a growing season under sixty days. Hikers are asked to walk on bare rock to keep from crushing them, a practice the Green Mountain Club has taught since the 1970s.

— informed by Green Mountain Club
— the visit

The two main routes are the Burrows Trail from Huntington and the Monroe Trail from Duxbury, each about 2.4 miles to the summit ridge with roughly 2,300 feet of climb. The mountain is open year-round but the upper ridge holds ice into May. There is no road to the top, no shelter at the summit, and no fee. The Hump Brook tenting area below the cliffs is the closest overnight, run by the state and the Green Mountain Club together.

— informed by Vermont State Parks
— where
United States · Huntington and Duxbury, Vermont
— within
Camel's Hump State Park
— elevation
1,244 m · 4,083 ft
— position
44.3197° N · 72.8861° 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.
32 km N
Mount Mansfield
peak
32 km NW
Burlington
city
13 km NE
Waterbury
town
N
Camel's Hump distinctive crown
Mount Mansfield
Burlington
Waterbury
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Camel's Hump distinctive crown — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Camel's Hump stands 4,083 feet (1,244 metres), making it Vermont's third-highest peak after Mansfield and Killington. It is the highest undeveloped mountain in the state, with no road, lift, or building on the summit.

The distinctive double-humped profile is the result of glacial erosion shaping a band of harder bedrock. Samuel de Champlain's mapmakers called it the Couching Lion in 1609; the modern name traces to Ira Allen in the 1790s.

About ten acres of arctic-alpine tundra, one of only three such communities in Vermont. Sedges, alpine bilberry, and Lapland rosebay survive there, relics of the tundra that covered the region after the last glaciation.

Yes, but the upper ridge ices over from November into May, and the wind on the bare summit can be brutal. The Burrows Trail is the most travelled winter route. Crampons and wind layers are standard.

Yes. The Long Trail, completed in 1930 by the Green Mountain Club, runs the length of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Quebec and crosses directly over the summit ridge of Camel's Hump.

The Burrows Trail from Huntington is 2.4 miles one way with about 2,300 feet of climb. The Monroe Trail from Duxbury is similar. Most hikers loop the two via the Long Trail above tree line.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers with ties to the Green Mountains. Camel's Hump is the silhouette every Long Trail hiker learns first. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well.

The piece reads at home in Mountain-modern, Vermont-farmhouse, and Cabin-modern rooms. The cool blues and forest greens sit well against pine, plaster, and dark steel.

Yes. The colour palette and silhouette work with the alpine-modern direction many Northeast designers have moved toward over the past few years, alongside wool, raw linen, and unfinished oak.

A single Large reads well above a loveseat or a five-foot console. Above a full sofa, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural carries the wall. Hang the centre at 57 to 60 inches from the floor.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and shrug off humidity, so the tile holds up over a tub, a backsplash, or a mudroom bench.

A soft microfibre cloth with water is enough. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, beneath a thin glossy finish, so the image does not lift or fade.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is made in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party prints. Reid Wender is the curator and the eye.

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