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Camp Bird Mine

Ouray · United States  ·  Mattie taken to rattler hideout

True Grit filmed at Camp Bird Mine, Ouray. Mattie is taken to Ned Pepper's cave hideout beside a pit of rattlesnakes at this former gold mine on private land. On screen it's Ned Pepper's cave hideout.

Where to go

37.969827, -107.73074

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
True Grit (1969)
On screen
Ned Pepper's cave hideout
In real life
Camp Bird Mine, Ouray
Can you visit?
Private. Not open to visitors
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did True Grit film at Camp Bird Mine?
At 37.969827, -107.73074 in Ouray. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Camp Bird Mine?
Private. Not open to visitors.
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