shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming

high on WY-130 between Centennial and Saratoga

Snowy Range Scenic Byway summit

Name: Snowy Range Scenic Byway summit — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the second-highest road in Wyoming, open three months a year.

— 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

— 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 summit of the Snowy Range Scenic Byway, Wyoming Highway 130, climbing out of Centennial through Medicine Bow National Forest. The road tops out near 10,847 feet at Snowy Range Pass, the second-highest paved crossing in the state. Medicine Bow Peak holds the western skyline at 12,013 feet, white quartzite above the timber. Mirror Lake and Lake Marie sit just below the pass and hold their shape on still mornings. The road closes by snow most of the year and opens only Memorial Day through October. — from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Snowy Range Scenic Byway 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 Snowy Range Scenic Byway 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 Snowy Range Scenic Byway is the section of Wyoming Highway 130 that crosses the Snowy Range between Centennial and Saratoga, climbing through Medicine Bow National Forest. The summit at Snowy Range Pass sits near 10,847 feet, the second-highest paved road crossing in Wyoming after the Beartooth Highway. The byway was designated a National Forest Scenic Byway in 1988, one of the first in the system. Medicine Bow Peak, the high point of the range at 12,013 feet, anchors the western view from the pass and from Mirror Lake and Lake Marie at its base.

— informed by Wikipedia — Snowy Range Scenic Byway, USDA Forest Service — Medicine Bow

— the season

The high section of WY-130 is closed by snow most of the year. The Wyoming Department of Transportation typically opens the pass around Memorial Day weekend, after plows clear drifts that can run twenty feet deep through the cuts, and closes it again with the first heavy storm of October or early November. The four to five open months hold the alpine wildflowers, the cirque lakes, and the only window in which the summit pull-offs are reachable by car. Outside that window the road from Centennial dead-ends at the Sugarloaf trailhead.

— informed by Wyoming DOT — WY-130 status, Wikipedia — Medicine Bow Mountains

— the visit

The byway runs about twenty-nine miles between Centennial on the east and the Saratoga turnoff on the west, and is reached from Laramie in roughly forty minutes. There is no entrance fee for the byway itself; the developed Sugarloaf, Mirror Lake, and Lake Marie sites have small day-use parking fees in summer. The Medicine Bow Peak trail from Lake Marie or Lewis Lake is the standard summit hike, about seven miles round trip with 1,800 feet of gain. Afternoon thunderstorms build quickly above timber and are the main weather hazard.

— informed by USDA Forest Service — Medicine Bow, Wikipedia — Medicine Bow Peak

— where

United States · Albany and Carbon counties, Wyoming

— within

Medicine Bow National Forest

— elevation

3,306 m · 10,847 ft

— position

41.3400° N · 106.3200° 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.

3 km W

Medicine Bow Peak

peak

1 km W

Mirror Lake

alpine lake

1 km W

Lake Marie

alpine lake

20 km E

Centennial

gateway town

Snowy Range Scenic Byway summit

Medicine Bow Peak

Mirror Lake

Lake Marie

Centennial

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Snowy Range Scenic Byway summit — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

It is the high section of Wyoming Highway 130 crossing the Snowy Range between Centennial and Saratoga, within Medicine Bow National Forest. The pass sits about forty minutes west of Laramie.

The summit of WY-130 sits near 10,847 feet, the second-highest paved road crossing in Wyoming after the Beartooth Highway. The pass is signed and has pull-off parking.

The high section typically opens around Memorial Day weekend and closes with the first heavy snow in October or early November. Wyoming DOT posts the current status on wyoroad.info.

Medicine Bow Peak reaches 12,013 feet and is the highest point in the Snowy Range. The standard route is the Lake Marie or Lewis Lake trail, about seven miles round trip with 1,800 feet of climb.

It was designated a National Forest Scenic Byway in 1988, one of the first roads in the system. The corridor sits entirely within Medicine Bow National Forest.

About twenty-nine miles between Centennial on the east side and the Saratoga turnoff on the west. The drive runs roughly an hour without stops at posted speeds.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. The Snowy Range is the local high country for the southeast Wyoming towns, and the summer drive over the pass is a generational ritual. A Medium with a handwritten studio note reads right.

It suits mountain-modern and alpine interiors built on stone, wool, and pale timber. The quartzite whites and lake blues also hold their own in minimalist Scandinavian rooms with cool grey walls.

Yes. The current direction in alpine modern leans on one quiet wall moment — stone, water, or sky — instead of antlered ornament. A single Large above the hearth reads as place rather than decoration.

A single Large carries a standard sofa cleanly; for a longer wall a 4-tile Mural extends the proportion. A Medium or a 9-tile Mural sits at eye line above a console.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installations in humid rooms, including showers, mudrooms, and the wall behind a range.

A microfiber cloth with water handles the Glossy pieces. For Dura Satin or Matte in a kitchen or bath, the same cloth with mild dish soap clears residue without affecting the surface.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, under Reid Wender's eye. No outside artists, no licensed imagery.

— if this one stayed with you