The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Filming Locations
Where was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre filmed? The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was filmed in 20 locations across United States and Mexico in the following places:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Filming Locations
Kernville is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is located 42 miles northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,667 feet.
Yuma is a city in southwest Arizona. Overlooking the Colorado River, Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park is home to the preserved cells and guard tower of a Wild West–era prison. Nearby, Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park was a 19th-century military warehouse and telegraph station. A 1907 steam locomotive on Pivot Point Plaza commemorates the Southern Pacific Railroad, which once ran through the city.
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about 10 kilometers inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz.
Bavispe is a small town and a municipality in the northeast part of the Mexican state of Sonora.
Acapulco, a beach resort town on Mexico's Pacific coast, is set on a large bay backed by high-rises and the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains. Made famous by the jet set in the 1950s and ’60s, it's known for its high-energy nightlife, beaches and golf. From its iconic La Quebrada cliff, professional divers plunge 40m into a small ocean cove every day and night.
Bacerac is a town in Bacerac Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.