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Cerro Pelon Ranch
10 productions
Private location
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About this place
A private working film ranch near Galisteo, used for open-range and ranch-set sequences.
Access notes
A working private film ranch near Galisteo. Not open to the public except by production or event arrangement.
Filmed Here
What Was Filmed Here
LocationWoman Walks Ahead
Woman Walks Ahead· 2017
Western-set buildings used for Fort Yates and Catherine Weldon scenes on the prairie
LocationCowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens· 2011
Additional Western sets
LocationWhat happened here
Cerro Pelon Ranch, near the village of Galisteo in the Galisteo Basin, was used for additional filming for Cowboys & Aliens.
LocationWhat happened here
Puente Antiguo, the New Mexico town where Thor lands, was built on the ranch's standing western backlot — modern facades, paved roads and Jane's lab added over the existing street.
Trivia
Corrected 2026-08-18: this was previously recorded at the village of Galisteo. The set was built at Cerro Pelon Ranch, which is nearby but a separate, private place — the village itself was not used.
LocationWhat happened here
Cerro Pelon Movie Ranch's built town set stood in for the fictional town of Appaloosa, including the scene where Allison French arrives by train and meets Everett Hitch.
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma· 2007
Final shootout built here
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NowWhat happened here
Several additional buildings were constructed at Cerro Pelon Ranch to depict the town of Contention for the film's climax.
The Missing
The Missing· 2003
Ranch location filming (Village scenes)
LocationWhat happened here
Cerro Pelon Ranch (the former Cook Ranch, near Galisteo) is listed among the productions filmed there, including The Missing (2003), per the ranch's Wikipedia article.
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses· 2000
Cook Ranch set reused
LocationWhat happened here
The former Silverado town set at Cerro Pelon (then still Cook Ranch) was reused for scenes in All the Pretty Horses.
Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West· 1999
The ranch country (Wild Wild West)
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