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A New Hope

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Beatty · United States  ·  Cast and crew shoot site

A New Hope filmed at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Beatty. Sand dunes inside the national park where the film's crew spent time shooting desert scenes.

Where to go

36.659917, -117.0953

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
A New Hope (1977)
On screen
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In real life
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Beatty
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did A New Hope film at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes?
At 36.659917, -117.0953 in Beatty. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes?
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