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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Trona Pinnacles

Trona · United States  ·  Kirk meets 'God' on Shakari

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier filmed at Trona Pinnacles, Trona. Kirk meets a figure claiming to be God on the planet Shakari, filmed among these tufa spires near Ridgecrest. On screen it's Shakari.

Trona Pinnacles, Trona

Where to go

35.617133, -117.368361

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
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
On screen
Shakari
In real life
Trona Pinnacles, Trona
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Trona Pinnacles today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Trek V: The Final Frontier film at Trona Pinnacles?
At 35.617133, -117.368361 in Trona. 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 Trona Pinnacles?
Open to the public, free.
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