Maps of Movies

The Revenant (2015)

Where The Revenant says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The story runs along the Missouri River in the Dakotas, but it was filmed in Alberta, British Columbia, Montana and, for the final scenes, Tierra del Fuego.

Scenes and places

The Arikara raid on the trappers' camp (1823)

Hugh Glass is hunting with his son Hawk when an Arikara war party, searching for its chief's abducted daughter, attacks the trappers' camp. Many trappers die and the survivors escape onto a boat.

Set in Trappers' camp on the Missouri, Dakota territory — The fur company's camp is attacked at dawn of the film's story.

A Native American war party hits a fur-trapping camp in 1823, during the Arikara War.

Filmed at Morley, Stoney Nakoda reserve, Alberta (Morley · Bow River, Alberta, Canada) — The opening attack was shot along the Bow River on the grounds of the Chief Goodstoney Rodeo Centre near Morley. The coordinates are the village of Morley, not the rodeo grounds. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The trappers trek and camp (1823)

Glass guides Captain Henry's surviving trappers on foot toward Fort Kiowa, because he believes the river would leave them exposed. The crew stashes its pelts near the shore and goes on.

Set in Dakota wilderness — The survivors walk and camp on the way to Fort Kiowa.

Open wilderness the trappers must cross on foot.

The grizzly attack (1823)

While scouting for game, Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear and left near death. Fitzgerald argues that the group must mercy-kill him and move on, and Henry cannot pull the trigger.

Set in Forest where Glass scouts for game — Glass scouts for game alone and meets a grizzly.

A stretch of forest away from the trappers' camp.

Filmed at Derringer Forest, Squamish River, British Columbia (Squamish River · Derringer Forest, British Columbia, Canada) — Shot in a small area of old-growth forest known locally as Derringer Forest, with no real bear: the actor was pulled around on a harness. The coordinates are the Squamish River, off by a few km from the forest. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Carrying Glass across the sandbar (1823)

Henry offers to pay anyone who stays with Glass and buries him, and the trappers must carry the wounded man along the river. Only Hawk and Jim Bridger volunteer, and Fitzgerald joins for the money.

Set in Riverbank along the trappers' route — The trappers carry Glass over a river sandbar.

A sandbar in a gravel river.

Henry's men look for the way back (1823)

Captain Henry's last men try to find their way back to Fort Kiowa, with a river and a waterfall in the distance. The establishing shot tells the viewer how far they still are from safety.

Set in Missouri River upper country — Henry's last men try to find their way back to Fort Kiowa.

Wild upland country along a river.

Filmed at Elbow Falls, Bragg Creek, Alberta (Bragg Creek · Elbow Falls, Alberta, Canada) — The establishing shot with the waterfall behind it was shot at Elbow Falls. Only one blog gives this, and the film may use it for a single cut. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fort Kiowa (1823)

Fitzgerald and Bridger reach the fort, and Fitzgerald falsely reports to Henry that Hawk vanished and Glass died. Bridger goes along with the lie, without knowing that Hawk was murdered.

Set in Fort Kiowa on the Missouri River — The company's outpost where the lie about Glass is told.

A log fort set built for the film, now gone.

Filmed at Dead Man's Flats, Spray Lakes Road, near Canmore, Alberta (Canmore · Spray Lakes Road, Alberta, Canada) — The fort was a set built here, with Castle Rock in the background. Two blogs name the road differently (Spray Lakes Road and Spray Forks Road), and the coordinates are the Dead Man's Flats area, not the set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Glass jumps into the rapids (1823)

Wounded and alone, Glass starts a long journey through the wilderness. He treats his wounds crudely and escapes the pursuing Arikara by jumping into river rapids.

Set in Rapids on the Missouri River — Glass, wounded, escapes pursuers by throwing himself into a river.

A river with whitewater and a waterfall.

Filmed at Kootenai Falls, near Libby, Montana (Kootenai Falls, Libby, Montana, United States) — The waterfall scenes were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fitzgerald sees a meteor (1823)

Fitzgerald sees a meteorite streak across the night sky above the badlands. The film's place in the story order is a guess.

Set in Plains of the Missouri country — Fitzgerald sees a meteorite streak across the sky.

Dry badlands with layered rock on a river.

Filmed at Drumheller Badlands, Red Deer River, Alberta (Drumheller · Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada) — The meteor sky was shot in the Drumheller Badlands. The coordinates are Drumheller town, not the exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Fitzgerald ambushes Captain Henry (1823)

Glass and Henry set out after Fitzgerald, then split up. Fitzgerald ambushes Henry, and Glass is left to carry on the chase alone.

Set in Mountain slope on the chase — Glass and Henry split up while chasing Fitzgerald.

Steep mountain country in the Kananaskis range.

Filmed at Fortress Mountain, Kananaskis Country, Alberta (Kananaskis Country · Fortress Mountain, Alberta, Canada) — The ambush was shot under Fortress Mountain. A crane and horses were carried up to 8,000 feet for a scene there, and a helicopter set off the avalanche seen in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The fight on the riverbank (1823)

Glass chases Fitzgerald to a riverbank, where the two men fight brutally.

Set in Riverbank on the Missouri River — Glass catches up with Fitzgerald by a river.

A cold river in southern Tierra del Fuego.

Filmed at Río Olivia, near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Río Olivia, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) — The final scenes were moved here because Canada was too warm and had no snow. The coordinates are the river, accurate to about 2 km. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Hugh Glass — A fur trapper who guides Captain Henry's company through the Dakotas in 1823.
• John Fitzgerald — A trapper who argues that the mauled Glass must be killed, and then stays behind with him.
• Captain Andrew Henry — The captain of the trapping company, who cannot bring himself to shoot Glass.