Landscapes & nature

Algodones Dunes

sand dune field located in southeastern California

United States · 32.9584, -115.0841

Algodones Dunes is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The dunes were used to film parts of Road to Morocco, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Garden of Allah (1936 film), Tobruk, Stargate, Resident Evil: Extinction, Jumanji: The Next Level and the Tatooine scenes in Return of the Jedi.”

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Algodones Dunes as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Lawrence of Arabia 1962
Stargate 1994
Jumanji: The Next Level 2019
The Flight of the Phoenix 1965
“Other filming locations, simulating the desert, were Buttercup Valley in the Algodones Dunes, California, and Pilot Knob Mesa, California.” Wikipedia
The Garden of Allah 1936
“The filming locations were in Buttercup, California and Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
The Lost Patrol 1934
“The Lost Patrol was filmed in Algodones Dunes, California, and Yuma, Arizona.” Wikipedia
Tobruk 1967

Named here by Algodones Dunes’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Algodones Dunes, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Kung Fu 1972–

“Outside of movies, the dunes also appear in the opening sequence of the TV series Kung Fu, and were the filming location for the music video of Deftones 2003 single Minerva.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Algodones Dunes?

7 productions are recorded as filmed at Algodones Dunes, including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Stargate (1994) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Algodones Dunes?

Lawrence of Arabia (1962), covered by 79 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Algodones Dunes?

Algodones Dunes is in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.9584, -115.0841.

What other filming locations are near Algodones Dunes?

Colorado Desert (22 km south-west), Imperial County (26 km west) and Holtville (32 km south-west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.