Wender·Vista
Jay Peak tram summit
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
at the top of the Jay Peak tramway, in northern Vermont

Jay Peak tram summit

— — the eight minutes above the cloud.

— 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 tramway lifts riders 2,000 vertical feet from the base on Route 242 to a small terminal on the summit cone. In winter the doors open into hard wind and granular snow. In autumn they open into clear sun over a yellow valley. The summit deck holds maybe twenty people at a time, and most stay only a few minutes.

from the studio
Jay Peak tram summit
— bring it home

Jay Peak tram 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 Jay Peak tram 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

The summit of Jay Peak rises 3,968 ft above the Missisquoi Valley in Westfield, Vermont, six miles from the Canadian border. The upper tram terminal at 3,860 ft is the highest point in Vermont reachable without walking. The Long Trail crosses the summit ridge here at one of its northernmost waypoints before descending to its terminus in North Troy. A small communications hut and a wind-bitten exposed-rock crown make up the summit; the trees end roughly 200 ft below the deck.

— the light

Above the cloud line the light changes quickly. The summit faces an open northern sky with no taller peak between it and the Saint Lawrence, so sunsets in late October arrive without warning and pass in roughly twenty minutes. On winter mornings the snow on the upper cone reads pink before the lifts open. The lower terminal sits below the inversion most days, so descending the tram often means passing through a defined ceiling of grey back into ordinary weather.

— informed by Jay Peak Resort
— the visit

The tramway operates daily in ski season and on a published weekend schedule in summer and foliage weeks, posted on jaypeakresort.com. Foliage in this part of the Green Mountains usually peaks the first week of October, two weeks earlier than southern Vermont. From the summit deck a short fenced walk reaches the true high point and the Long Trail junction. Hikers can descend on the Jay Loop in about ninety minutes back to the resort road.

— informed by Jay Peak Resort
— where
United States · Westfield, Orleans County, Vermont
— elevation
1,177 m · 3,860 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.
2 km W
Big Jay
neighboring peak
13 km N
Long Trail northern terminus
trail endpoint
N
Jay Peak tram summit
Big Jay
Long Trail northern terminus
— common questions

What people ask.

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

The tram climbs roughly 2,000 vertical feet from the base lodge at 1,815 ft to the upper terminal at 3,860 ft on the summit cone, in about eight minutes.

The Jay Peak tram is the highest. Its upper terminal at 3,860 ft is the highest point in Vermont reachable without walking up from a trailhead.

Foliage in the northern Green Mountains usually peaks the first week of October, about two weeks ahead of southern Vermont's peak in mid- to late October.

Effectively yes. Krummholz spruce and fir thin out about 200 ft below the summit deck, leaving an exposed wind-scoured crown of rock and low scrub on the upper cone.

Yes. The Long Trail, the 272-mile footpath running the length of Vermont, crosses the summit ridge before descending to its northern terminus at the Canadian border.

— about the piece in your home

The summit view reads quickly for anyone who has been up. A Medium suits a mantel; a Large carries a stairwell. A Keepsake works as a bookshelf piece for a smaller gesture.

The granite-and-cloud palette suits alpine modern, Scandinavian, and northern-cabin rooms. It also works in minimalist spaces where one piece of saturated colour does the heavy lifting.

Yes. Both lean on muted blues, grey-greens, and natural texture, which the tile carries. Hang it against pale oak or warm white for the right contrast.

A single Large is the most common choice above a console, sized to roughly the width of the surface below. A 4-tile Mural reads bigger and centres a longer entry.

Microfibre cloth and water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface, so household sprays or kitchen splatter do not change it. No sealant or polish needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our Knoxville studio. We do not license images. The art is hand-finished and slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure.

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