Landscapes & nature
El Capitan
vertical rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California, United States
United States · 37.7340, -119.6370
El Capitan is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 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.
“Bluescreen footage of Shatner falling was shot later at Paramount and composited, while stuntman Ken Bates set a record for the highest American descender fall by plummeting off El Capitan—with a wire support rig—for long shots.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names El Capitan 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.
Named here by El Capitan’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at El Capitan, 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.
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“In the opening title sequence of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner, attempts a free solo climb of El Capitan.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Yosemite Valley
United States·2 km south-west
glacial valley in California, United States of America
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Landscapes & nature
Sierra Nevada
United States·6 km east
mountain range in California and Nevada in the United States
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Towns & cities
Yosemite National Park
United States·9 km east
national park in California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Wawona Hotel
United States·22 km south
lodge in Mariposa County, United States of America
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at El Capitan?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at El Capitan, including Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Free Solo (2018) and Samsara (2011). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at El Capitan?
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), covered by 45 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is El Capitan?
El Capitan is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.7340, -119.6370.
What other filming locations are near El Capitan?
Yosemite Valley (2 km south-west), Sierra Nevada (6 km east), Yosemite National Park (9 km east) and Wawona Hotel (22 km south), 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, by Fernando Guachiak, CC BY-SA 4.0.