<P> On a budget of $163 million , principal photography for Cowboys & Aliens began at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico on June 30 , 2010 . One of the filming locations was Plaza Blanca , `` The White Place '' , where Western films like The Missing , 3 : 10 to Yuma , City Slickers , Young Guns , and The Legend of the Lone Ranger had been filmed . Sound stage work took place in Los Angeles , with additional location shooting at Randsburg , California . Filming finished on September 30 . </P>
<P> On a budget of $163 million , principal photography for Cowboys & Aliens began at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico on June 30 , 2010 . One of the filming locations was Plaza Blanca , `` The White Place '' , where Western films like The Missing , 3 : 10 to Yuma , City Slickers , Young Guns , and The Legend of the Lone Ranger had been filmed . Sound stage work took place in Los Angeles , with additional location shooting at Randsburg , California . Filming finished on September 30 . </P>
where was the film cowboys and aliens filmed
where was the film cowboys and aliens filmed
at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico
at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico