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Star Wars: A New Hope

Dante's View

Furnace Creek · United States  ·  Tatooine desert vista

Star Wars: A New Hope filmed at Dante's View, Furnace Creek. A vista across the salt flats from this Death Valley viewpoint appears in the film as a Tatooine landscape. On screen it's Tatooine.

Dante's View, Furnace Creek

Where to go

36.2206, -116.726

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 Wars: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Dante's View, Furnace Creek
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 Star Wars: A New Hope film at Dante's View?
At 36.2206, -116.726 in Furnace Creek. 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 Dante's View?
Open to the public, free.
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