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Brena Arch
Brena Arch is hidden in plain view.
View from Brena Arch looking west
towards Sierra Nevada Mountains
It is common to see film crews in this area.
Countless movies and commercials have
been shot at this location.
View from Brena Arch
N 36°36.111
W 118°07.101
Stone wall across the road from Brena Arch
This is where the tank rolled over the wall
from the 1938 film "Army Girl"
PHOTO HERE
N 36°36.106
W 118°07.080
This is the location of John Wayne's boyhood
home in "King of the Pecos" filmed in 1936
(About 100 feet south from Brena Arch)
PHOTO HERE
N 36°36.231
W 118°07.131
About 100 yards north is the entrance of
Lone Ranger Canyon. This is this spot where
a group of Rangers were ambushed by outlaws,
and only one survived... "The Lone Ranger"
PHOTO HERE
N 36°36.237
W 118°07.022
Gene Autry Rock is just a short walk.
Several movies have been filmed at this location...
It could have been called John Wayne, Errol Flynn,
or Roy Rogers Rock. This cucumber shaped rock
can be seen in "Boots and Saddles", "Lives of a
Bengal Lancer", "How the West Was Won", and
"Guns of Hate".
PHOTO HERE
N 36°36.261
W 118°07.074
Hoppy Rocks... William Boyd played Hopalong
Cassidy from 1935 - 1948.
ROCK FORMATIONS and LANDMARKS
Landmarks to help locate Brena Arch...
Brena Arch (Viewed from above)
DIRECTIONS:
From Lone Pine, CA / Hwy.395
(At the only stop light in town)
Turn west on Whitney Portal Road
In 2 1/2 miles turn on Movie Road
Take Movie Flat Road .7 mile
Turn right at the parking area
Brena Arch is about 100 yards east.
Satellite view of Brena Arch
ROAD CONDITIONS
Whitney Portal Road is paved.
Movie Flat Road is a maintained
dirt surface with washboards.
MAP
Map of Alabama Hills Arches
MEASUREMENTS OF ARCH:
Arches measured at the smallest opening
Detailed Measurements
Grid measurements available in future release
Detailed Measurements
Grid measurements available in future release
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