shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming

in Yellowstone, just above the Grand Canyon of the river

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

Name: Upper Falls of the Yellowstone — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the green water before it goes white.

— 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 Yellowstone River gathers itself, narrows, and drops 109 feet over a basalt lip. The colour above the brink is a thick glacial green; below, only mist. There is a short paved walk from the North Rim Drive to a railed overlook a few feet from the falling water. Most visitors stop at the Lower Falls and miss this one.

from the studio

— bring it home

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone, 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 Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

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 Upper Falls of the Yellowstone sit at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, in the Canyon Village area of Yellowstone National Park. The river drops 109 feet over a resistant rhyolite lava flow, then runs a quarter-mile before the much larger Lower Falls drops another 308 feet. Access is from the North Rim Drive: a short walk leads to the Brink of the Upper Falls overlook, where the railing meets the lip of the drop. Uncle Tom's Trail and the Wapiti Lake Trail are nearby.

— informed by Wikipedia — Upper Yellowstone Falls, NPS — Upper Falls

— the water

The river above the brink runs cold and clear from its headwaters in the Absaroka Range, gathering snowmelt through the upper basin before it reaches the canyon. Mean annual discharge near the falls is on the order of 1,500 cubic feet per second, climbing sharply during the June melt. The water reads a deep emerald at the lip, where the smooth channel briefly slows before the drop, then shatters white against the rhyolite shelf below. The mist plume drifts north into the canyon wall.

— informed by USGS — Yellowstone River streamgage

— the visit

The Brink of the Upper Falls overlook is open seasonally, typically from late May after the North Rim Drive plows clear until snow closes the road in late autumn. The walk from the parking area is paved and roughly a quarter-mile, with a short set of stairs to the railed platform at the lip. Early morning brings the best light on the green water; midday crowds head for the more famous Lower Falls overlook a mile downstream. No entrance fee beyond the standard Yellowstone pass.

— informed by NPS — Canyon area

— where

United States · Park County, Wyoming

— within

Yellowstone National Park

— elevation

2,376 m · 7,795 ft

— position

44.7117° N · 110.4978° 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 N

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

waterfall

3 km NE

Artist Point

canyon overlook

3 km N

Canyon Village

village

12 km S

Hayden Valley

river valley

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone

Artist Point

Canyon Village

Hayden Valley

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Upper Falls of the Yellowstone — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The Upper Falls drops 109 feet over a rhyolite lava flow at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The Lower Falls, a quarter-mile downstream, is the larger of the two at 308 feet.

It is in the Canyon Village area of Yellowstone National Park in northwest Wyoming, accessed from the North Rim Drive off the Grand Loop Road. The Brink of the Upper Falls trailhead leads to the overlook.

The Brink of the Upper Falls overlook is accessible from late spring, after the North Rim Drive is plowed, through late autumn. Winter snow closes vehicle access and the road becomes a groomed ski route.

The river runs cold and clear from Absaroka snowmelt and slows briefly above the lip, deepening into the channel. The smooth, deep flow reads emerald against the rhyolite before it breaks into mist below.

Take the North Rim Drive in the Canyon area and follow signs for Brink of the Upper Falls. The walk from the parking area is paved, about a quarter-mile, with a short stair to the railed platform.

The river crosses a resistant rhyolite lava flow, part of the volcanic bedrock that forms the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Hydrothermal alteration downstream gives the canyon walls their yellow and rust colours.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well to anyone with a long history in the park. The Upper Falls is the quieter of the two, which makes it the gift that says you know the place. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The deep green water and dark canyon rock sit at home in Mountain-modern, Lodge-revival, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The piece holds its own next to wood, leather, and warm metals.

Yes. Biophilic interiors lean on real water and stone, and the Upper Falls reads as both. The Medium reads as a window onto moving water from across a room.

A single Large reads as a framed window above a standard sofa. For a longer console or a wider sofa wall, a four-tile Mural opens the scene; a nine-tile Mural turns the whole wall into the canyon.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical installations near water and steam. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure and lives in the surface itself.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The thin glossy finish wipes clean and the colour does not sit on top of the tile.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. No licensing, no third-party imagery.

— if this one stayed with you