Wender·Vista
Wind Rivers are alpine granite
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
west-central Wyoming, west of Lander

Wind Rivers are alpine granite

— — the range the glaciers never finished leaving.

— 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

“The Wind Rivers run for about a hundred miles along the Continental Divide, all of it Precambrian granite that the last ice age polished and walked away from. Gannett Peak is the high point. Seven of the largest glaciers in the American Rockies are still up there, smaller every year, quiet about it. The Cirque of the Towers holds the eye. — from the studio

from the studio
Wind Rivers are alpine granite
— bring it home

Wind Rivers are alpine granite, 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 Wind Rivers are alpine granite

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 Wind River Range runs roughly one hundred miles southeast to northwest along the Continental Divide in west-central Wyoming, between the Green River Basin and the Wind River Basin. Gannett Peak, 13,809 feet, is the highest point in the state. The range is bracketed by three federal wilderness areas — Bridger, Fitzpatrick, and Popo Agie — and most of it lies within the Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests. The town of Pinedale is the western trailhead approach; Lander serves the southeast.

— the stone

The range is a single batholith of Precambrian granite, roughly 2.5 billion years old, lifted during the Laramide orogeny and then shaped by the Pleistocene ice. The Cirque of the Towers, above Lonesome Lake in the Popo Agie Wilderness, is a near-circle of granite spires — Pingora, Wolf's Head, Warbonnet — that climbers reach on a fourteen-mile walk from the Big Sandy trailhead. The granite is pale, almost silver where the lichen has not taken hold.

— the visit

Access is by foot. The Big Sandy trailhead in the south and the Elkhart Park trailhead above Pinedale are the two main gateways into the high country, both at roughly 9,000 feet. The walking season runs from late June, when the snow lets the passes go, to mid-September. There is no road across the range. Permits are not required for day use in the wildernesses, but bear canisters are encouraged in the Titcomb Basin.

— where
United States · Sublette and Fremont Counties, Wyoming
— within
Bridger Wilderness
— position
43.1842° N · 109.6542° 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.
50 km W
Pinedale
trailhead town
55 km SE
Lander
trailhead town
120 km NW
Grand Teton National Park
national park
N
Wind Rivers are alpine granite
Pinedale
Lander
Grand Teton National Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Wind Rivers are alpine granite — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In west-central Wyoming, running about a hundred miles along the Continental Divide between Pinedale on the west and Lander on the southeast. The range sits within the Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests.

Gannett Peak at 13,809 feet — the highest point in Wyoming. It stands within the Fitzpatrick Wilderness and is usually climbed from the Glacier Trail out of Trail Lake near Dubois.

Precambrian granite, roughly 2.5 billion years old. The range is a single batholith uplifted during the Laramide orogeny and then sculpted by Pleistocene glaciers into cirques, aretes, and the spires of the Cirque of the Towers.

Yes. The Wind Rivers hold seven of the largest glaciers in the American Rockies, including Gannett Glacier and Dinwoody Glacier. All are retreating; researchers track them as part of long-term climate monitoring.

From late June through mid-September in most years. Snow lingers on the high passes into early summer, and afternoon thunderstorms are common. No road crosses the range.

A near-circular wall of granite spires above Lonesome Lake in the Popo Agie Wilderness. Pingora, Wolf's Head, and Warbonnet are the named towers. Climbers reach it on a fourteen-mile walk from Big Sandy.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. The range is small in reputation compared to the Tetons but large in the affection of the people who walk it. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as recognition.

Mountain-modern interiors, alpine cabins, and rooms that already use stone, raw wood, or muted greens. The granite-pale palette also sits well inside Scandinavian and minimalist mountain rooms.

Yes. The current alpine-modern direction favors specific, named ranges over generic mountain imagery. A piece tied to the Wind Rivers reads as informed rather than decorative.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural holds the wall. Above a console, the Medium is usually the right note. For a stair landing or great-room wall, a nine-tile Mural carries.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for vertical installation in showers and backsplashes. The colour lives in the surface and will not lift with cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so household cleaning will not affect it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio and is not licensed from any third party. Reid Wender is the curator and chooses every place that enters the atlas.

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