Horizon Forbidden West - All Tallneck Locations (How to Climb & Override Every Tallneck)

There are 6 Tallneck Locations in Horizon Forbidden West. You must climb and override all of them for the trophy "All Tallnecks Overridden" (Silver).

They are the biggest machines in the game and look similar to Brachiosaurus dinosaurs. They are walking in circles around a predefined path. They are basically the "viewpoints" that reveal more map icons. Each Tallneck has a miniquest tied to it.
None of them are missable, you can still do this after the story in free-roam.
The 5th Tallneck is story-related near the end of the story. The 6th Tallneck is inside a Cauldron (underground) and not marked on the in-game map, but you get it automatically when completing the Cauldron.

TIMELINE TALLNECKS:

Tallneck #1: Cinnabar Sands - 0:00
Tallneck #2: The Stillsands - 3:44
Tallneck #3: The Stand of the Sentinels - 8:31
Tallneck #4: Landfall - 11:53
Tallneck #5: The Shining Wastes - 18:34
Tallneck #6: Salt Bite - 19:24

Horizon Forbidden West Trophy Guide & Roadmap:

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All Horizon Forbidden West Trophies:

All Trophies Obtained
Obtained all Horizon Forbidden West trophies.

Chose a Desert Commander
Aided both Drakka and Yarra and chose the better candidate.

Saved the Daunt
Resolved all of the problems troubling the Daunt.

Aided Kotallo
Helped Kotallo build and test a mechanized arm.

Healed the Land-gods
Helped Zo reboot the land-gods to save Plainsong.

Recovered Alva's Data
Helped Alva retrieve data to help the Quen.

First Tallneck Overriden
Reached the top of a Tallneck and accessed its information.

All Tallnecks Overriden
Reached the top of every Tallneck and accessed their information.

First Rebel Camp Completed
Completed key objectives in 1 Rebel Camp.

Defeated Asera
Investigated all Rebel Camps and helped Erend defeat Asera.

First Core Overridden
Reached the Core of a Cauldron and accessed its information.

All Cores Overridden
Reached the Core of every Cauldron and accessed their information.

Obtained 3 Stripes at a Hunting Ground
Earned at least a Quarter Stripe mark in all three trials at one Hunting Lodge.

Obtained 3 Stripes at All Hunting Grounds
Earned at least a Quarter Stripe mark in all three trials at all Hunting Grounds.

All Acquisition Machines Killed
Killed at least one of every type of Acquisition machine.

All Recon Machines Killed
Killed at least one of every type of Reconnaissance machine.

All Combat Machines Killed
Killed at least one of every type of Combat machine.

All Transport Machines Killed
Killed at least one of every type of Transport machine.

Rode All Regular Mounts
Rode a Charger, Bristleback, and Clawstrider.

All Machine Types Scanned
Encountered and Focus scanned every type of Machine

Complete a Long Glide
Glided uninterrupted for 60 seconds.

Completed 2 Flying Mount Quests
Completed 2 quests that required a flying mount.

Won 2 Gauntlet Runs
Won first place in two different Gauntlet Runs.

Completed a Set of Salvage Contracts
Completed all contracts at a Salvage Contractor.

Completed 4 Rebel Outposts
Defeat the outpost leader and recovered the tags from 4 Rebel Outposts.

Completed 3 Relic Ruins
Discovered and completed 3 Relic Ruins.

Completed Arena Challenge Set
Completed 1 Arena challenge set.

Defeated Machine Strike Challengers
Won a match against 2 different Machine Strike challengers.

Obtained All Weapon Classes
Obtained 1 weapon from every weapon class.

Used all Elemental States
Inflicted every elemental state on an enemy at least once.

Performed 3 Melee Combos
Successfully performed 3 different unlockable melee combos.

Stealth Killed 10 Machines
Performed a stealth kill on 10 machines.

Tore off 100 components
Detached 100 components from machines.

Picked up 5 Heavy Weapons
Picked up 5 different heavy weapons.

10 Types of Machine Overriden
Unlocked and used the overrides for 10 different types of machine.

Defeated the Enduring
Defeated the Tenakth melee master known as the Enduring.

Fully Upgraded a Valor Surge
Upgraded a Valor Surge to its maximum level.

Upgraded 3 Weapons
Fully upgraded 3 weapons.

Upgraded 3 Outfits
Fully upgraded 3 different outfits.

Upgraded Every Pouch Type
Upgraded the Food Pouch, Potion Pouch, Resource Pouch, Trap Pouch, and any ammo pouch at least once.

Enhanced Weapon with Coils
Equipped a weapon of any tier with 2 coils.

Unlocked 3 Weapon Techniques
Unlocked a Weapon Technique for 3 different weapon classes.

Skill Tree Learned
Learned all available skills on one tree.

Recovered 5 Different Collectables
Completed 1 Survey Drone, 1 Black Box, 1 Relic Ruin, 1 Vista Point, and 1 Signal Tower.

Used Dye Flowers
Used dye flowers to unlock and apply a new dye.

[lambo]

The third Tallneck, you can avoid all the climbing, platforming through the trees by climbing up high on the eastern cliff-face and then gliding down onto the head. Just have to get high enough & time it right.

[Nadiralzadjali]

I think we all came here for the shining waste one 😂

[dooleh]

They seriously need to let insomniac do the platforming, this game is so glitchy when climbing and jumping is concerned... miss one jump and wait 10 minutes for the tallneck to come back around and just hope for the best.

[thatkeyblade]

You can actually use a sunbird or any other bird machine to get to the top of a tall neck

[slackerofhell]

Damn! I really wanted to get all of them done right away so I could go exploring. Guess I gotta progress more first.

[Ammy-qw]

Tallnecks aka the only machine Aloy is happy to see because they are the only one who never tries to kill her

[GMDSaul]

In My Imagination Before Playing This Game I Imagined That A Tallneck Would Be In A Cauldron, And Its There!

[SUBZRO]

Stand of the Sentinels Tallneck was the worst. There are times when you're finally on top of the Tallneck then all of a sudden you dropped just seconds before you could override it then you have to go back and do it again and the obstacle to get there is already annoying.

[ultramedved]

Hey, stand of the sentinels tallneck in this guide moves clockwise as opposed to counterclockwise in actual game

[Murhamdilah]

The third for me is the hardest. To control her jump on his back and to the other platform.

[paulnellie]

Nice one bro.thanks for your hard work.such an amazing game..

[richardjarrow]

This is the last one I have to do, and keep thinking I can climb as high as possible & glide down. Lots of timing required for that, though.

[generalkenobi]

I love how creative and unique all tallnecks were in the game. In cinnabar sands u have to adjust the satellite disk, in salt bite the tallneck is inside the cauldron and missing its head, in stillsands u have to bring the tallneck down, in stand of the sentinels u have to climb the whole settlement, in landfall u have to fix the tallneck and in shining wastes u have to fly to the tallneck. I'm curious with what they will come up with in the dlc

[salg]

The shining waste one doesn’t show as completed in my game, is it glitched?

[Dylamn]

I don't own this game, I don't need this guide. I just wanna watch the Tallnecks get climbed.

[SpanishBre]

Is anyone else having an issue with Cinnabar sands? After climbing up the 3rd ladder it glitches so that I keep falling through the floor. There's no way for me to complete this. Anyone else?

[shawskint]

Nice video, tallneck in landfall glitched on me, I can insert 1 cell but not other one. Tried restarting and did opposite 1 this time but still can't do other one.. Before anybody ask, yes I have 2 cells like in video. ☹️

[zdarkyz]

Even though i have overridden the shining waste tallneck it doesn't count as completed can someone help me?

[PicturesofJoy]

Or you can use that sunwing to go straight on top of all Tall neck except water one.

[thewheeldeal]

In the Cinnabar Sands Tallneck, I can't drop down to remove the energy cell, like at 1:00. Does anyone else have this problem?