Landscapes & nature
Mount Ruapehu
active stratovolcano in central North Island, New Zealand
New Zealand · -39.2817, 175.5686
Mount Ruapehu is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 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.
“In the meantime, Wood, Astin and Serkis filmed at Mount Ruapehu for the Mount Doom exteriors.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Mount Ruapehu 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.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
- The Hobbit trilogy 2012
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Shortland Street
1992–
“Location scenes are filmed in Auckland, but other locations, including Fiji, Mt Ruapehu, Rotorua and Rarotonga have been used.” Wikipedia
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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
1988
“The film was shot in a range of New Zealand locations, including Auckland, Wellington, Mount Ruapehu and Lake Harris in the Southern Alps.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Whakapapa skifield
New Zealand·5 km north
skifield on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand·9 km north
national park in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Rangipo Desert
New Zealand·10 km east
desert in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Ngauruhoe
New Zealand·15 km north
active volcano in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Waimarino
New Zealand·19 km north-west
village in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Ohakune
New Zealand·21 km south-west
town in the North Island of New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Mount Ruapehu?
5 productions are recorded as filmed at Mount Ruapehu, including The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Mount Ruapehu?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), covered by 93 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Mount Ruapehu?
Mount Ruapehu is in New Zealand. Its coordinates are -39.2817, 175.5686.
What other filming locations are near Mount Ruapehu?
Whakapapa skifield (5 km north), Tongariro National Park (9 km north), Rangipo Desert (10 km east), Mount Ngauruhoe (15 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 W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.