Maps of Movies

127 Hours (2010)

Where 127 Hours says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A canyon in Utah where a man was trapped for 127 hours, and where most of the film was filmed on a set in a Salt Lake City warehouse

Scenes and places

Aron heads into Canyonlands (2003)

Aron slips into Canyonlands alone, his phone message unanswered and nobody told where he is going. The easy freedom of the opening is what makes the rest hurt.

Set in Canyonlands National Park, Utah — Aron, telling no one where he is going, enters the park and sets out by bike toward Bluejohn Canyon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The park's centre point is used here as the trail area; the exact film stretch is not named in the sources.

The hidden pool with Kristi and Megan (2003)

Aron meets two lost hikers and offers to guide them. He leads them to a hidden pool, a showman for one afternoon, before they invite him to a party the next night.

Set in Underground pool, Canyonlands area — Aron guides two lost hikers to a hidden underground pool and the three jump in.

In real life Aron only showed the two hikers some climbing moves; the pool was added for the film.

The fall in Bluejohn Canyon (2003)

A boulder shifts under Aron and falls with him, trapping his right arm against the wall. He tries to move it, then realises nobody knows where he is.

Set in Bluejohn Canyon slot, Utah — A boulder breaks loose as Aron climbs and pins his right arm against the wall of the slot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real Bluejohn Canyon is a narrow slot in southeastern Utah; the film's slot was mostly rebuilt on a soundstage.

Filmed at Warehouse set, Salt Lake City — Most of the slot canyon was a roughly 30 ft replica built in a Salt Lake City warehouse; the point shown is the city centre, not the warehouse. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Not open to visitors; no warehouse address is given.

Filmed at Bluejohn Canyon, Utah — The crew camped a week in the real canyon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

Days alone with a camcorder (2003)

Aron talks to his camcorder to stay sane, rations the last of his water and tries a pulley to lift the rock. Each failed idea eats into the days.

Set in Bluejohn Canyon slot, Utah — Trapped, Aron records video diaries, rations his water and tries to rig a pulley with his climbing rope. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Sunlight reaches the floor of the slot for only a short time each morning.

Filmed at Warehouse set, Salt Lake City — The same warehouse replica served for the days in the slot; the point shown is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Not open to visitors.

The way out of the canyon (2003)

After days in the slot, Aron finally moves and heads down the canyon wall toward open ground.

Set in Bluejohn Canyon exit, Utah — Aron makes his way down a 65 ft (20 m) rock face out of the canyon. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The film places this exit within Bluejohn Canyon; no source names the exact wall.

Voices in the desert (2003)

Out in open desert, Aron sees other hikers for the first time in days and calls out to them.

Set in Desert trail, Canyonlands area — Aron spots a family hiking in the desert and calls out to them.

In the real events the family were from the Netherlands, not American as in the film.

The helicopter and the hospital (2003)

Help arrives from the air, and Aron is flown out of the desert.

Set in Hospital, Utah — A Utah Highway Patrol helicopter takes Aron to a hospital.

The sources name no specific hospital or landing site.

Characters

• Aron Ralston — A canyoneer who goes hiking in Utah without telling anyone where he is going.