Landscapes & nature

Monument Valley

basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States

United States · 36.9833, -110.1000

Monument Valley is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikipedia names it for 41 more. 1 video game is also set here.

“The live-action landscape shots were filmed in the Hebridean islands, the mountains of northern Scotland, and Monument Valley.”

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Monument Valley

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Back to the Future Part III 1990
“The western scenes were filmed on location in Oak Park, California and Monument Valley.” Wikipedia
The Eiger Sanction 1975
“Additional scenes were shot in Monument Valley at the Tyrolean Transfer, where a rope had been rigged by climber Eric Bjornstad, who noted that Eastwood was not only very fit, but also very capable when it came to performing physical stunt work.” Wikipedia
Frontier Crucible 2025

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Monument Valley 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.

Forrest Gump 1994
“Additional scenes were filmed in Arizona, Utah's Monument Valley, and Montana's Glacier National Park.” Wikipedia
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
“The brick arch, where Bronson's character flashes back to his youth and the original lynching incident, was built near a small airport 15 miles (24 km) north of Monument Valley, in Utah, and two miles from U.S. Route 163 (which links Gouldings Lodge and Mexican Hat).” Wikipedia
Westworld 2016–2022
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014
“Bay announced that filming had begun on May 28, 2013, in Monument Valley, Utah.” Wikipedia
Easy Rider 1969
Thelma & Louise 1991
“Parts of the film were also shot at Shafer Overlook, Monument Valley, La Sal Mountains, La Sal Junction, Cisco, Old Valley City Reservoir, Thompson Springs, Arches National Park, and Crescent Junction in Utah.” Wikipedia
The Searchers 1956
“While the film was primarily set in the staked plains (Llano Estacado) of northwestern Texas, it was actually filmed in Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah.” Wikipedia
The Ten Commandments 1956
Stagecoach 1939
“Additional scenes were filmed in Monument Valley locations, as well as the Iverson Movie Ranch and the RKO Encino Ranch.” Wikipedia
The Lone Ranger 2013
Wild Wild West 1999
How the West Was Won 1962
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
My Darling Clementine 1946
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949
Mackenna's Gold 1969
Fort Apache 1948
“Some exteriors for the film's location shooting were shot in Monument Valley, Utah.” Wikipedia
Rio Grande 1950
“The film was shot entirely on location in Monument Valley near Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
Over the Top 1987
Vertical Limit 2000
Starman 1984
Cheyenne Autumn 1964
Airwolf 1984–
A Year of the Quiet Sun 1984
“The film's dreamlike ending was shot in Monument Valley, Arizona, referencing John Ford's Stagecoach (1939), the only American film Emilia and her mother recall fondly.” Wikipedia
Sergeant Rutledge 1960
“Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley and the San Juan River at Mexican Hat in Utah.” Wikipedia
Wagon Master 1950
“Ford had been shooting the film She Wore a Yellow Ribbon the year before (1948) in Monument Valley, near the town of Mexican Hat, Utah, close to the locations where he had also filmed Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), and Fort Apache (1948).” Wikipedia
The Harvey Girls 1946
“Studio filming was at MGM's Culver City studios, and the locations were in Victorville, California; at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth (near Los Angeles); and in Monument Valley.” Wikipedia
The Villain 1979
Waiting to Exhale 1995
“Parts of the film were shot at Monument Valley in Utah as well as Chandler, Fountain Hills, Phoenix and Paradise Valley in Arizona.” Wikipedia
Moon 44 1990
Samsara 2011
Angel and the Badman 1947
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe 1975
“Parts of the film were shot at the San Juan River and Monument Valley in Utah.” Wikipedia
Love Is a Funny Thing 1969
“Parts of the film were shot at Monument Valley and the Goulding Trading Post in Utah.” Wikipedia
Wild Rovers 1971
“Parts of the film were shot at Monument Valley, Professor Valley, and Arches in Utah, as well as Old Tucson and Sedona in Arizona.” Wikipedia
Duel at Diablo 1966
Billy the Kid 1941
“Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley.” Wikipedia
Electra Glide in Blue 1973
“Filming was in Monument Valley and Fountain Hills, Arizona.” Wikipedia
The Legend of the Lone Ranger 1981
“Many scenes were shot in Monument Valley, Carson National Forest, Santa Fe National Forest, and Valley of Fire State Park.” Wikipedia
Knights 1993
“Parts of the film were shot in Utah at Monument Valley, the La Sal Mountains, Needles Overlook, Long Canyon, Professor Valley and a mushroom rock at Pucker Pass.” Wikipedia
Dark Winds 2022–
“In mid-October, the series filmed in Mexican Hat, Utah, and Arizona's Monument Valley and Kayenta.” Wikipedia

Named here by Monument Valley’s own Wikipedia article

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

Once Upon a Time in the West 1968

“Many more recent movies, with other directors, were also filmed in Monument Valley, including Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), the first Spaghetti Western to be filmed (in 1967) outside Europe, and Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger (2013).” Wikipedia

Set here

Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood: a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.

MotorStorm 2006
“The events of the game take place at the fictional MotorStorm Festival in Monument Valley.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Monument Valley?

45 productions are recorded as filmed at Monument Valley, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Back to the Future Part III (1990) and The Eiger Sanction (1975). 41 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Monument Valley?

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), covered by 90 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Monument Valley?

Monument Valley is in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.9833, -110.1000.

What other filming locations are near Monument Valley?

Totem Pole (8 km south-east), Colorado Plateau (9 km east), Goulding's Lodge (10 km west), Hunts Mesa (10 km south) 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 uploader was Averette at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0.