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Hot Creek

Mammoth Lakes · United States  ·  Dugout cabin and failed shootout

True Grit filmed at Hot Creek, Mammoth Lakes. A hidden dugout cabin and a failed shootout with Pepper's gang were filmed beside this winding creek, with snowy peaks behind.

Where to go

37.708266, -118.783742

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
Hot Creek, Mammoth Lakes
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 True Grit film at Hot Creek?
At 37.708266, -118.783742 in Mammoth Lakes. 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 Hot Creek?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Hot Creek?
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