High Plains Drifter follows a mysterious stranger who arrives in the isolated mining town of Lago. The townspeople are living in fear because three criminals are expected to return after being released from prison. The Stranger agrees to protect the town but has his own connection to its troubled past. The main filming location was […]
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The fictional town of Lago was built on the southern shore of Mono Lake and most of the film was shot here - coordinates indicate the general South Tufa area and not an exact former set position
The opening desert sequence involving The Stranger was filmed in the Winnemucca Lake area near Reno - coordinates indicate the general dry lake area
Additional exterior scenes were filmed in Inyo National Forest - coordinates indicate the general forest area and not an exact scene position
Additional mountain locations were used for exterior material and the closing landscape - coordinates indicate a general Inyo National Forest and Sierra Nevada area
Additional studio filming was carried out at Universal Studios in Universal City - coordinates indicate the studio complex
High Plains Drifter follows a mysterious stranger who arrives in the isolated mining town of Lago. The townspeople are living in fear because three criminals are expected to return after being released from prison. The Stranger agrees to protect the town but has his own connection to its troubled past.
The main filming location was Mono Lake in Mono County, California. Clint Eastwood chose the area after scouting locations in California, Nevada and Oregon. A complete frontier town was constructed on the southern shore of the lake specifically for the production. The set included houses, a church and a two-story hotel, allowing both exterior and interior scenes to be filmed on location.
The Mono County Film Commission also lists High Plains Drifter among the productions filmed at Mono Lake.
Additional verified filming locations include Winnemucca Lake in Nevada, Inyo National Forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Universal Studios in Universal City, California. AFI specifically notes that the opening sequence in which The Stranger rides out of the desert was filmed outside Reno, Nevada.
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