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Ang Lee
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Director · 1954–

Ang Leethe real places of Brokeback Mountain.

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. Follow Ang Lee through Brokeback Mountain, with the real places on one map.

  • 9Real places
  • 1World
  • 5Cities and regions
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Where it is now

9 placesyou can still find.

Numbered pins follow the story. A dashed ring is an approximate area, not an exact spot.

  1. Three snow-streaked peaks above a still creek and spruce

    The mountain

    The Three Sisters

    Above Canmore, Alberta

    Brokeback Mountain

    Many of the film’s shots of Brokeback Mountain are really the Three Sisters, the peaks that frame Canmore.

    Seen from all over Canmore: the Engine Bridge over the Bow, the Policeman’s Creek Boardwalk, the West Bow River Pathway.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Jakub Fryš, CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. A wide, flat-topped rock fortress of a mountain above forest

    The mountain

    Fortress Mountain

    Kananaskis Country, off the Kananaskis Trail (Highway 40)

    Brokeback Mountain

    The film’s mountain blends several real peaks, from the Three Sisters at Canmore to Fortress and Moose Mountain in Kananaskis Country.

    The old lift-served ski hill is not open. Look up at it from the Kananaskis Trail.

    Approximate area

    Photo: skille, CC BY 3.0

  3. A broad rounded mountain over forested foothills

    The mountain

    Moose Mountain

    Elbow Valley, Kananaskis Country

    Brokeback Mountain

    The sheep scenes were filmed on Moose Mountain, about 45 minutes west of Calgary.

    A 7.3 km climb each way from the end of Moose Mountain Road, with 470 m of ascent. Kananaskis Conservation Pass to park.

    Site

    Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0

  4. A row of sharp grey peaks dusted with snow above dark forest

    Kananaskis camps

    King Creek

    Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, off Highway 40

    Brokeback Mountain

    Ennis meets the bear at King Creek, near the junction of Highway 40 and the Smith-Dorrien road.

    King Creek Day Use, off Highway 40: parking, toilets and the canyon trail. Listed season 10 May to 2 September.

    Approximate area

    Photo: davebloggs007, CC BY 2.5

  5. A clear mountain creek running over stones through spruce

    Kananaskis camps

    The Galatea trail bridge

    Galatea Day Use, Spray Valley Provincial Park

    Brokeback Mountain

    Ennis picks up supplies at a bridge on the Galatea hiking trail.

    Start at Galatea Day Use, open all year, and walk to the first bridges. Kananaskis Conservation Pass to park.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Dwayne Reilander, CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. A long turquoise lake below a steep ridge, seen from high above

    Kananaskis camps

    Upper Kananaskis Lake

    Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

    Brokeback Mountain

    Campsite scenes were shot at Canyon Creek, Elbow Falls, Upper Kananaskis Lakes and Mud Lake.

    Upper Lake Day Use has firepits, toilets and a water pump. Walk the Upper Lake Trail round the shore.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0

  7. Chaojhou Township

    1954 · Chaojhou Township

    Chaojhou Township

    Chaojhou Township

    Ang Lee was born in Chaojhou Township. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Approximate area

    Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Ang Lee studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0

  9. New York University Tisch School of the Arts

    New York University Tisch School of the Arts

    New York University Tisch School of the Arts

    New York University Tisch School of the Arts

    Ang Lee studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, according to the biographical record.

    Site

    Photo: atp_tyreseus, CC BY 2.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

  • Heath Ledger, fair hair swept back, in a dark jacket, looking off to one side

    2005 · Director

    Brokeback Mountain

    Ridgeline: unpick the seams of a mountain stitched from three real Alberta peaks, strike and pitch the camp round Kananaskis, walk the foothill towns, and lift one shirt off another to learn why they stay together.

    13 places in the World · 6 on this page

    Enter the World

The story

2 chaptersand the places they happened.

  1. 1954

    Where it began

    Ang Lee was born in Chaojhou Township. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Ang Lee studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, according to the biographical record.

    Ang Lee studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, according to the biographical record.

    Sources for this chapter (1)

  2. 2005

    Brokeback Mountain

    Ang Lee wins Best Director, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Best Adapted Screenplay, and Gustavo Santaolalla Best Original Score.

    The Brokeback Mountain World maps 6 of its real places, from The Three Sisters to Upper Kananaskis Lake.

    2005 · WorldBrokeback MountainDirector · The mountain
    Sources for this chapter (1)

On screen and on record

The workwith the Worlds marked.

  1. 2005Brokeback MountainDirectorWorld

Keep exploring

People and citieson the same map.

Sources for this page (9)
How the Worlds are linked (1)
  • Brokeback Mountain: Registered World brokeback-mountain; its research (ridgeline-direction.ts, ridgeline-manifest.ts, ridgeline-media.json) names Ang Lee. Linked by an exact Wikidata credit.
Photo credits (10)
  • Three snow-streaked peaks above a still creek and spruce: Jakub Fryš, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2018-10-22. Resized.
  • A wide, flat-topped rock fortress of a mountain above forest: skille, CC BY 3.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2007-12-04. Resized.
  • A broad rounded mountain over forested foothills: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2026-05-01. Resized.
  • A row of sharp grey peaks dusted with snow above dark forest: davebloggs007, CC BY 2.5 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2016-12-17. Resized.
  • A clear mountain creek running over stones through spruce: Dwayne Reilander, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2016-03-28. Resized.
  • A long turquoise lake below a steep ridge, seen from high above: Khoshhat, CC BY 4.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World), 2026-06-13. Resized.
  • Chaojhou Township: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0, 2013-01-01. Resized.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, 2007-11-17. Resized.
  • New York University Tisch School of the Arts: atp_tyreseus, CC BY 2.0, 12 May 200. Resized.
  • Heath Ledger, fair hair swept back, in a dark jacket, looking off to one side: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0 (from the Brokeback Mountain World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

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    Daryl Roth Theatre · 750 m from New York University Tisch School of the Arts

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