Where was Brokeback Mountain filmed?
2005 film directed by Ang Lee
Brokeback Mountain (2005) was filmed in Calgary, Canadian Rockies, Canmore, Fort Macleod, Kananaskis Country, Cowley and 6 more places, 12 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in Canada. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Alberta. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 12 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Fort Macleod
🇨🇦 Canada
town in Alberta, Canada
“Other scenes were filmed in Cowley, Fort Macleod, and Calgary.” Wikipedia
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Calgary
🇨🇦 Canada
largest city in Alberta, Canada
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Canmore
🇨🇦 Canada
town in Alberta, Canada
“The mountain featured in the film is a composite of Mount Lougheed south of the town of Canmore, Fortress and Moose Mountain in Kananaskis Country.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Kananaskis Country
🇨🇦 Canada
park system in Alberta Rockies, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Canadian Rockies
🇨🇦 Canada
mountain range in Canada
“While the Proulx story is set in Wyoming, Brokeback Mountain was filmed almost entirely in the Canadian Rockies in southern Alberta.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Upper Kananaskis Lake
🇨🇦 Canada
lake in Alberta, Canada
“The campsites were filmed at Goat Creek, Upper Kananaskis Lake, Elbow Falls and Canyon Creek, also in Alberta.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Mount Lougheed
🇨🇦 Canada
mountain in Alberta, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
The Fortress
🇨🇦 Canada
mountain in Alberta, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Moose Mountain
🇨🇦 Canada
mountain in Alberta, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Elbow Falls
🇨🇦 Canada
waterfall on the Elbow River in Alberta, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Canyon Creek
🇨🇦 Canada
hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Cowley
🇨🇦 Canada
village in Alberta, Canada
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Fort Macleod Canada
“The 2005 romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain was filmed in part in Fort Macleod.” Wikipedia
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Beiseker Canada
“Several locations in and around Beiseker were featured in the filming of Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning film Brokeback Mountain, including the site of the 'Twist Ranch' that figures importantly in the penultimate scene of the film.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alberta, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Canada
Also shot in these places
- The Last of Us 2023–
- The Revenant 2015
- Fargo 2014–
- Little Big Man 1970
- Hell on Wheels 2011–2016
- House of David 2025–
- The Edge 1997
- The Bourne Legacy 2012
- Grizzly Falls 1999
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Brokeback Mountain have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 12 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Last of Us (2023–), The Revenant (2015), Fargo (2014–), Little Big Man (1970) and 5 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.