Wender·Vista
Mount Hor across Willoughby
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
the west wall of the Willoughby gap, in the Northeast Kingdom

Mount Hor across Willoughby

— — the quieter shoulder of a fjord that wandered south.

— 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

“Hor is the west side of the gap. The lake between Hor and Pisgah runs deep and narrow for nearly five miles, the cliffs falling straight to the water. Hor's face is more wooded, the trail to the overlook longer and less travelled. From the ledges the eye lands on Pisgah's south wall and the long lake held between them, and most days nobody else is up there. from the studio

from the studio
Mount Hor across Willoughby
— bring it home

Mount Hor across Willoughby, 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
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— about Mount Hor across Willoughby

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 Hor rises 2,648 feet on the west side of Lake Willoughby in the town of Westmore, the smaller of the two peaks that frame the Willoughby gap. The mountain sits inside the 7,300-acre Willoughby State Forest in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The summit itself is wooded, but the Herbert Hawkes Trail traverses to the East Branch and West Lookouts, ledges that face Mount Pisgah across the lake. Hor and Pisgah together form the steep walls that give Willoughby its fjord-like profile, the deepest natural lake basin in Vermont.

— the silence

Hor is the quieter side of the gap. Pisgah, with its long South Cliff and its peregrines, draws most of the foot traffic; Hor's wooded face and longer approach turn away the day-trippers. The Herbert Hawkes Trail climbs roughly 1,000 feet over a mile and a half to the West Lookout, then continues to the East Lookout above the lake. On a weekday afternoon the ledges are often empty. The view across Willoughby to Pisgah's south wall is one of the longest unbroken cliff faces east of the Mississippi.

— the visit

The Herbert Hawkes Trail leaves a small dirt pullout on CCC Road, the gravel forest road that climbs west out of Route 5A near the south end of the lake. There is no fee and no gatehouse. The trail runs roughly 1.7 miles to the West Lookout and another half mile to the East. The forest road is unmaintained in winter and the trail is best from late May through October. Bring water; there is no source on the ridge. Most visitors finish the round trip in about three hours.

— where
United States · Westmore, Orleans County, Vermont
— within
Willoughby State Forest
— elevation
807 m · 2,648 ft
— position
44.7378° N · 72.0258° E
— 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 E
Lake Willoughby
lake
3 km E
Mount Pisgah
peak
6 km NE
Westmore
village
N
Mount Hor across Willoughby
Lake Willoughby
Mount Pisgah
Westmore
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Hor across Willoughby — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Mount Hor rises 2,648 feet, the smaller of the two peaks framing Lake Willoughby in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. It sits opposite Mount Pisgah on the west side of the gap and lies entirely within Willoughby State Forest.

Hor stands in the town of Westmore in Orleans County, Vermont, inside the 7,300-acre Willoughby State Forest. The trailhead is reached from CCC Road off Route 5A near the south end of the lake.

The Herbert Hawkes Trail is the principal hiking route on Mount Hor. It climbs roughly 1.7 miles to the West Lookout and continues to the East Lookout, both ledges facing Mount Pisgah and Lake Willoughby.

Hor and Pisgah form the two walls of the Willoughby gap. Pisgah carries the famous South Cliff and the peregrine nesting sites. Hor is more wooded, the trail longer and lighter-travelled, with broad views back across the lake.

Willoughby runs five miles long and reaches about 320 feet deep, held between the cliffs of Hor and Pisgah. The narrow, deep basin between near-vertical walls gives it the profile of a Scandinavian fjord.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. The Willoughby gap is a defining landscape of the Kingdom and people who grew up nearby tend to recognise the silhouette instantly. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels gracefully.

The deep forest and lake blues sit well in cabin-modern rooms, in older Vermont farmhouse interiors with painted wainscot, and in quieter rooms built around dark wood and wool. The stained-glass treatment reads warm against unfinished oak and linen.

Above a standard sofa a single Large reads well, with a 4-tile Mural for a more architectural presence; a 9-tile Mural suits a long wall in a great room. Above a console a Medium is the common choice.

Yes. Order the tile in the Dura Satin or Matte finish, both rated for vertical wet installations. Glossy is reserved for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia or solvent cleaners. The colour lives in the surface and will not fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to a single family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The visual language is our own and the work is not licensed from anyone else.

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