Towns & cities

Lone Pine

census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States

United States · 36.6061, -118.0628

Lone Pine is recorded as a filming location for 5 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Lone Pine, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

“Lone Pine is also the location of several scenes in Iron Man (2008), depicting Afghanistan, and in the Godzilla (2014) remake, as a temporary military forward operating base ("FOB").”

Iron Man (2008) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Lone Pine

Iron Man 2008
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
“Filming was done from late June to early August 1942, mostly in studio back-lots and sound stages; a limited amount of location shooting was done at a ranch in Chatsworth and in Lone Pine, both in California.” Wikipedia
Tremors 1990
Blue Steel 1934
The Man from Utah 1934

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lone Pine as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Django Unchained 2012
The Lone Ranger 2013
Star Trek Generations 1994
“The house of Kirk's Nexus recollections was located in Lone Pine, California, with the cabin filled with props to represent Kirk's career, from a Klingon bat'leth to a painting of his Enterprise.” Wikipedia
Gone in 60 Seconds 2000
Maverick 1994
“Other filming locations include Lee's Ferry and Marble Canyon in Arizona, Lone Pine, Manzanar, Big Pine, and Yosemite National Park in California, and Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.” Wikipedia
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955
“The classic Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan and Anne Francis, was also filmed in and around the Lone Pine area.” Wikipedia
G.I. Jane 1997
High Sierra 1941
“The film contains extensive location shooting, especially in the climactic final scenes, as the authorities pursue Bogart's character, gangster Roy Earle, from Lone Pine to the foot of the mountains.” 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
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935
“Among the filming locations were Lone Pine, Calif., Buffalo Flats in Malibu, Calif., the Paramount Ranch in Agoura, Calif., and the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Calif.” Wikipedia
3 Godfathers 1948
The Naked Spur 1953
“The Naked Spur was filmed on location in Durango and the San Juan Mountains in Colorado and in Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire 2023
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936
“Scenes were shot at the following California locations: Lone Pine, Sherwood Lake, Lasky Mesa, Chatsworth, and Sonora.” Wikipedia
Joshua Tree 1993
“Much of the film was filmed in Los Angeles, Lone Pine, Agua Dulce, and Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California.” Wikipedia
3 Bad Men 1926
The Hitch-Hiker 1953
The Loves of Carmen 1948
Green Mansions 1959
Phantasm IV: Oblivion 1998
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
Comanche Station 1960
The Virginian 1962–
Brigham Young 1940
“Parts of the film were shot in Lone Pine, California, in the plains west of Parowan Gap, and in Utah Lake for the seagull scenes.” Wikipedia
Springfield Rifle 1952
The Violent Men 1955
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
Bagdad 1950
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
The Law and Jake Wade 1958
“The film was shot on location in California's High Sierra mountain range, Lone Pine, and Death Valley in Metrocolor by MGM and in CinemaScope.” Wikipedia
Waterhole No. 3 1967
Under Western Stars 1938
“The picture was filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
Tarzan and the Amazons 1945
Tycoon 1947
“Set in the Andes, the film was originally intended to be filmed at RKO's Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City but at the last minute production was shifted to Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
Along the Great Divide 1951
The Cimarron Kid 1952
Have Gun – Will Travel 1957–
“Locations included Bishop and Lone Pine, California; an area now known as Paladin Estates between Bend and Sisters, Oregon; and the Abbott Ranch near Prineville, Oregon.” Wikipedia
The Virginian 1929
Hell Bent for Leather 1960
“The film was based on the 1959 novel Outlaw Marshal by Ray Hogan and filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California.” Wikipedia
Rhythm on the Range 1936
The Nevadan 1950
The Stranger Wore a Gun 1953
Cimarron Strip 1967–
“Other shooting locations included the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California; Bishop, California; Kanab, Utah; and Tucson, Arizona.” Wikipedia
Somewhere in Sonora 1933
The Walking Hills 1950
Hangman's Knot 1952
Riders of the Purple Sage 1925
“Riders of the Purple Sage was filmed on location in Lone Pine, California and the nearby Alabama Hills.” Wikipedia
Wild Horse Rodeo 1937
Melody Ranch 1940
Riders of the Purple Sage 1941
Call of the Canyon 1942
Down Mexico Way 1941
Saga of Death Valley 1939
Song of Texas 1943
Loaded Pistols 1948
Barbed Wire 1952
Boots and Saddles 1936
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm 1937

And 4 more, per Wikipedia:

In Old Monterey 1939
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945
The Cheyenne Cyclone 1931
Comin' Round the Mountain 1936

Named here by Lone Pine’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Lone Pine, 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.

High Sierra 1941

“The Whitney Portal road was used in the film High Sierra (1941) with Humphrey Bogart, which culminated with a shoot-out between Bogart's character and the police, at the foot of Mount Whitney.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Lone Pine?

69 productions are recorded as filmed in Lone Pine, including Iron Man (2008), The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) and Tremors (1990). 64 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Lone Pine?

Iron Man (2008), covered by 84 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Lone Pine?

Lone Pine is in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.6061, -118.0628.

What other filming locations are near Lone Pine?

Alabama Hills (3 km west), Alabama Hills (5 km south-west), Whitney Portal (15 km west), Manzanar (16 km north-west) and 2 more, 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 original photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, cropped by: User:H-stt, CC BY-SA 2.5.