Wender·Vista
Lake Marie Snowy Range
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
under Medicine Bow Peak, on the Snowy Range byway

Lake Marie Snowy Range

— — the lake the cirque holds in both hands.

— 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

“An alpine lake at about 10,500 feet on the Snowy Range Scenic Byway in southeast Wyoming, set directly beneath the quartzite cliffs of Medicine Bow Peak. The water reads pale and cold most of the season. Snow lingers in the gullies into July. The byway opens late and closes early, so the lake is reachable only a few months of the year, and most of those months it carries weather you wear a layer for. — from the studio

from the studio
Lake Marie Snowy Range
— bring it home

Lake Marie Snowy Range, 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 Lake Marie Snowy Range

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

Lake Marie sits at about 10,500 feet in the Snowy Range of southeast Wyoming, inside the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The lake is cupped against the eastern wall of Medicine Bow Peak, which rises to 12,013 feet directly above the southern shore. Wyoming Highway 130, designated the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, runs along the lake's north edge and connects the towns of Centennial and Saratoga across the range. The basin is glacial, scoured by Pleistocene ice into a steep amphitheatre.

— the air

At this elevation the air thins, the wind off the peak is constant, and weather changes in minutes. Summer afternoons routinely build thunder cells over Medicine Bow Peak, and exposed shorelines are no place to be when one moves through. Snow lingers in the upper couloirs of the cirque into July most years, and the first lasting snow can come in September. The lake is stocked with brook and lake trout that hold deep through the short season.

— the visit

The Snowy Range Byway typically opens by Memorial Day weekend and closes with the first heavy snow, often in October. A small paved pull-off serves the lake, with picnic tables, vault toilets, and the trailhead for the Medicine Bow Peak loop, a five-mile route to the summit. Centennial sits about ten miles east at the base of the range and is the nearest fuel and food. No camping is allowed at the lake itself; developed campgrounds sit a few miles in either direction along the byway.

— informed by Snowy Range Scenic Byway
— where
United States · Albany County, Wyoming
— within
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
— elevation
3,200 m · 10,500 ft
— position
41.3414° N · 106.3192° 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.
1 km S
Medicine Bow Peak
summit
1 km E
Mirror Lake
alpine lake
16 km E
Centennial, Wyoming
town
at the lake
Snowy Range Scenic Byway
byway
N
Lake Marie Snowy Range
Medicine Bow Peak
Mirror Lake
Centennial, Wyoming
Snowy Range Scenic Byway
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lake Marie Snowy Range — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In the Snowy Range of southeast Wyoming, in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, on Wyoming Highway 130 between Centennial and Saratoga in Albany County.

About 10,500 feet above sea level. Medicine Bow Peak rises directly above the lake to 12,013 feet, the highest point in the range.

The Snowy Range Scenic Byway typically opens around Memorial Day weekend and closes with heavy snow in October. Outside that window the road is not plowed.

Yes. Wyoming Game and Fish stocks the lake with brook and lake trout. A valid Wyoming fishing license is required, with seasonal regulations posted at the pull-off.

The Medicine Bow Peak loop starts at the lake's pull-off and runs about five miles round trip to the summit, with roughly 1,500 feet of elevation gain.

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, administered by the US Forest Service. The Snowy Range district office in Laramie handles permits and seasonal information.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The Snowy Range is a Laramie and Saratoga locals' high country more than a tourist circuit. A piece travels well to someone who has driven the byway. A Medium suits a den wall.

The cool blue and granite palette reads with alpine-modern, mountain-minimalist, and warm Scandinavian rooms. It carries against light wood, wool, and unfinished stone.

Yes. Alpine-modern has shifted toward specific named high-country places over generic mountain art. A Wyoming cirque lake in this restrained palette fits that direction.

A single Large reads well above a console or narrow sofa. Above a full sofa, a four-tile Mural carries the wall; a nine-tile Mural suits a wider open span.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish near steam or splash. The colour lives in the surface and will not lift with regular cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water are enough. Skip abrasive pads and solvents. The glossy finish wipes clean and needs no polish.

Yes. The piece is curated and finished in the Knoxville studio under one eye. Nothing is licensed in, and the visual language is original to Wender Studios.

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