Landscapes & nature

Alabama Hills

Mountain range in the Owens Valley of Inyo County, California, United States

United States · 36.6100, -118.1000

7 films and series were filmed at Alabama Hills. Wikipedia names 19 more.

Alabama Hills
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Movies filmed at Alabama Hills

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Wikipedia says these were filmed in Alabama Hills too. Each title’s page links to the sentence that says so.

10 of 19

Named here by Alabama Hills’s own Wikipedia article

Alabama Hills’s own Wikipedia page says these were shot here. Not on the map: each title’s page quotes the sentence so you can check it.

Filming locations nearby

What Wikipedia says about Alabama Hills

11 sentences quoted word for word from Wikipedia, each with the production it describes and a link to the article it comes from.

  • Gunga Din 1939

    “California's Sierra Nevada range, Alabama Hills and surrounding areas doubled as the Khyber Pass for the film.” Wikipedia
  • Joshua Tree 1993

    “Joshua Tree was also filmed around many of the same locations as High Sierra, such as the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
  • Saboteur 1942

    “Second unit director Vernon Keays and cinematographer Charles Van Enger shot exteriors in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California, and John P. Fulton shot the background footage in New York City.” Wikipedia
  • Kim 1950

    “The film was shot on location in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, India, with some parts being in present-day Uttarakhand, as well as the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, due to its resemblance to the Khyber Pass.” Wikipedia
  • Seven Men from Now 1956

    “The movie was shot in the Alabama Hills and other locations near Lone Pine, California in the last months of 1955.” Wikipedia
  • Terminal Velocity 1994

    “Other filming locations were Alabama Hills (Lone Pine, California); a windfarm near Tehachapi, California; Douglas, Arizona; Flagstaff, Arizona; Little Colorado River Canyon, Arizona; Moscow, Russia; Phoenix, Arizona; San Bernardino, California and Tucson, Arizona, where a cameo appearance by Martha Vasquez of its station KVOA was filmed.” Wikipedia
  • King of the Khyber Rifles 1953

    “The Khyber Pass scenes were shot in the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
  • The Monolith Monsters 1957

    “Many of the exteriors were filmed in the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
  • Under Western Stars 1938

    “The picture was filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
  • Cimarron Strip 1967–

    “Other shooting locations included the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California; Bishop, California; Kanab, Utah; and Tucson, Arizona.” Wikipedia
  • Bonanza 1959–

    “Among the television shows that have been shot there are The Gene Autry Show, The Lone Ranger, Bonanza, and Annie Oakley.” Wikipedia