Blue Mesa — True Grit filming location

Where to go

38.4703, -107.2204

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

True Grit (1969)

On screen

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In real life

Blue Mesa

Can you visit?

Closed to visitors

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did True Grit film at Blue Mesa?

At 38.4703, -107.2204. 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 Blue Mesa?

Closed to visitors.

What else was filmed near Blue Mesa?

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