Wender·Vista
Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
the east wall of the Willoughby gap, above the long lake

Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff

— — the cliff that drops straight to the water.

— 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

“Pisgah's South Cliff falls more than 1,500 feet to Lake Willoughby in one of the longest unbroken rock faces in the Northeast. The summit ledges hang directly over that drop; peregrine falcons nest each spring on the wall. The lake runs five miles long and 320 feet deep between Pisgah and Mount Hor opposite, a glacial trough that reads, from above, like the Norwegian coast. from the studio

from the studio
Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff
— bring it home

Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff, 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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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 Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff

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 Pisgah rises 2,751 feet on the east side of Lake Willoughby in the town of Westmore, the larger of the two peaks framing the Willoughby gap. The mountain sits within the 7,300-acre Willoughby State Forest in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The South Cliff falls more than 1,500 feet from the summit ridge to the lake in a near-vertical wall of metamorphic rock, one of the longest unbroken cliff faces east of the Mississippi. The North Trail and South Trail both reach the summit and the cliff-edge overlooks at Pulpit Rock and the East Lookout.

— the stone

The cliff is the defining feature. Pulpit Rock juts from the south face about halfway up, a small platform hung over the lake with nothing under the feet for a thousand feet. Peregrine falcons return to the South Cliff each spring; the state closes climbing routes on the wall from mid-March through the end of July to protect active nests. The rock is folded Devonian schist, scoured smooth by the same glacier that carved the lake basin. The Westmore village landing across the water sits almost directly beneath the summit, foreshortened to nothing.

— the visit

The South Trail leaves Route 5A at a small lot near the south end of the lake and climbs about 1.8 miles to the summit, passing Pulpit Rock and the South Overlook on the way up. The North Trail leaves a separate pullout near the north end of the lake. Most walkers go up one side and down the other for a roughly six-mile loop. The trail is open year-round; the upper cliff ledges are best avoided in ice. Sections of the South Cliff are closed to climbers during peregrine nesting season.

— where
United States · Westmore, Orleans County, Vermont
— within
Willoughby State Forest
— elevation
838 m · 2,751 ft
— position
44.7378° N · 71.9933° 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 W
Lake Willoughby
lake
3 km W
Mount Hor
peak
4 km N
Westmore
village
N
Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff
Lake Willoughby
Mount Hor
Westmore
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Pisgah summit Willoughby cliff — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Mount Pisgah rises 2,751 feet above sea level, the larger of the two peaks framing Lake Willoughby. It stands on the east side of the gap in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, within Willoughby State Forest.

The South Cliff falls more than 1,500 feet from the summit ridge to Lake Willoughby in a near-vertical face. It is one of the longest unbroken cliff faces east of the Mississippi River.

Pulpit Rock is a small ledge jutting from the South Cliff about halfway up Mount Pisgah, reached from the South Trail. It hangs directly over the lake and is one of the most photographed overlooks in Vermont.

Yes. Peregrine falcons nest on the South Cliff each spring. Vermont Fish and Wildlife close active climbing routes on the wall from roughly mid-March through July to protect the birds during nesting.

The South Trail climbs roughly 1.8 miles from Route 5A near the south end of Lake Willoughby. The North Trail starts at the north end. Most walkers go up one and down the other for a six-mile loop.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well. Pisgah and the Willoughby cliffs are 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 cliff blues and lake greens sit well in cabin-modern rooms, in older Vermont farmhouse interiors with painted wainscot, and in quieter studies built around dark wood and wool. The stained-glass treatment reads warm against unfinished oak.

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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