Landscapes & nature
Kananaskis Country
park system in Alberta Rockies, Canada
Canada · 50.9000, -114.9000
Kananaskis Country is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikipedia names it for 8 more.
“The Kananaskis Country region of Alberta, Canada, was used for the scenes set in Alaska.”
Movies filmed at Kananaskis Country
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kananaskis Country as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
-
Brokeback Mountain
2005
“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
-
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
“Filming also took place in other parts of Alberta, including the McDougall Church in Morley, Alberta, McKinnon Flats, Heritage Park, the Fairmont Palliser Hotel, the Kananaskis area, several private ranches and the historical Fort Edmonton Park.” Wikipedia
- RV 2006
-
Hell on Wheels
2011–2016
“The Kananaskis Country park system, 40 miles west of the ranch, served as the Sierra Nevada mountains the Central Pacific must cross.” Wikipedia
- Hold the Dark 2018
- The Claim 2000
- Last of the Dogmen 1995
- Klondike 2014–
Filming locations nearby
-
Landscapes & nature
Moose Mountain
Canada·6 km north-east
mountain in Alberta, Canada
-
Landscapes & nature
Elbow Falls
Canada·9 km south-east
waterfall on the Elbow River in Alberta, Canada
-
Towns & cities
Fortress Mountain Resort
Canada·23 km west
ski resort in Alberta, Canada
-
Towns & cities
Bragg Creek
Canada·25 km east
human settlement in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada
-
Landscapes & nature
The Fortress
Canada·25 km west
mountain in Alberta, Canada
-
Towns & cities
Exshaw
Canada·26 km north-west
hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Kananaskis Country?
11 productions are recorded as filmed at Kananaskis Country, including The Revenant (2015), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Grizzly Falls (1999). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Kananaskis Country?
The Revenant (2015), covered by 73 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kananaskis Country?
Kananaskis Country is in Canada. Its coordinates are 50.9000, -114.9000.
What other filming locations are near Kananaskis Country?
Moose Mountain (6 km north-east), Elbow Falls (9 km south-east), Fortress Mountain Resort (23 km west), Bragg Creek (25 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Alexis Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.