What happened here
The rock ledge where Ned Pepper's gang camps, and the old turquoise-mine cave used for Mattie's fall into the pit of rattlesnakes, were filmed on the Charles R Ranch south of Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Location
Private location
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Access notes
Working private ranch; not open to the public. Coordinates approximate to the ranch area, not a specific structure.
The rock ledge where Ned Pepper's gang camps, and the old turquoise-mine cave used for Mattie's fall into the pit of rattlesnakes, were filmed on the Charles R Ranch south of Las Vegas, New Mexico.

All the Pretty Horses· 2000
Charles R Ranch, near Las Vegas, NM, was used as a filming location for All the Pretty Horses.