Big Rock on TV and Movies

[gaowlpoop]

I must be crazy but......

I have seen the same big rock (mountain) in quite a few movies and TV shows. Some of the movies go back 50 years. I have seen it on Star Trek TNG and most recently NCIS-South by Southwest. It seems that when ever a a desert scene is required this rock has to be in the scene.

Description:
Large gray mountain.
Sedimentary rock.
Sticking out of the ground at about a 50 degree angle.
Very sharp and weathered.


I just wondered where it was (back lot of a studio?) and if it had a name?

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[Daddy Warcrimes]

Vasquez Rocks?

[PointnClick]

That's where Captain Kirk fought the Gorn...


Oooops! My dorkiness is showing...

[RoadRunner71]

There are very few "scenic" areas that directors/producers can and/or want to use. There are parts of the southwest that most of us would find familiar in a heartbeat just from TV and movies.

[gaowlpoop]

Wow! I didn't realize that it had been used in so much stuff

Thanks everyone.

[atctimmy]

That's where Captain Kirk fought the Gorn...


Oooops! My dorkiness is showing...

My favorite episode.

[Daddy Warcrimes]

I regrettably associate it with Bill and Ted

[dukalmighty]

I'm surprised theres any left after Prudential Insurance always said get a piece of the "rock"

[paramedic70002]

Same small town square from "Back to the Future", "My Cousin Vinny" and a few other movies.

Same old house in "Baby Boom" and a Chevy Chase movie about an urban couple moving to the country. What is that movie's name?????????

[CowboyColby]

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