Towns & cities

Moab

city in and county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States

United States · 38.5725, -109.5497

Moab is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 25 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 studio expressed concern about the safety of filming Cruise's entrance scene, in which he is free solo climbing at Dead Horse Point State Park in Moab, Utah.”

Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Moab 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.

Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
127 Hours 2010
Octopussy 1983
Mission: Impossible 1996
Mission: Impossible 2 2000
Westworld 2016–2022
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
Thelma & Louise 1991
“The primary filming locations were rural areas around Bakersfield, California and Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
The Lone Ranger 2013
This Boy's Life 1993
“Additional scenes were shot in the La Sal Mountains, and Moab and Salt Lake City, Utah.” Wikipedia
Need for Speed 2014
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
Rio Grande 1950
“The film was shot entirely on location in Monument Valley near Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
Breakdown 1997
“Breakdown was filmed on location in Sacramento, California; Victorville, California; Pyramid Lake; and Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
Cheyenne Autumn 1964
“On November 22, 1963, Ford was in Moab, Utah filming the violent climax, where the character Little Wolf shoots Red Shirt.” Wikipedia
Baraka 1992
Warlock 1959
“Parts of the film were shot at Utah locations, including Dead Horse Point State Park, Arches National Park, Kings Bottom, Professor Valley, Sand Flats, and White's Ranch in Moab (which was also a set for a number of other Westerns from the same era).” Wikipedia
A Life Less Ordinary 1997
Joe Dirt 2001
The Brown Bunny 2003
Sunchaser 1996
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova 2027
“On August 1, 2025, The Times-Independent reported that filming, which had taken place under the working title Zeus, had just finished in Moab, Utah, its only shooting location in the United States; scenes set in Sedona, Arizona, were filmed in Moab.” Wikipedia
Rio Conchos 1964
“Rio Conchos was filmed in Moab, Utah, though the Conchos River and most of the action of the film takes place in Mexico.” Wikipedia
Knights 1993

Named here by Moab’s own Wikipedia article

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

Stagecoach 1939

“Ford had been using the area in Monument Valley around Mexican Hat, Utah, south of Moab, since he filmed Stagecoach there 10 years earlier in 1939.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Moab?

25 productions are recorded as filmed in Moab, including Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), 127 Hours (2010) and Octopussy (1983). 25 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Moab?

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Moab?

Moab is in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.5725, -109.5497.

What other filming locations are near Moab?

Spanish Valley (5 km south-east), Hurrah Pass (12 km south-west), Castle Valley (14 km north-east), Arches National Park (17 km north) 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 G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0.