Wild Horse Border Crossing
{{Short description|Border crossing between Canada and the United States}}
{{Infobox port-of-entry
|name=Wild Horse Border Crossing
|image=Wild Horse POE.jpg
|image_size=300px
|image_caption=US Border inspection station at Wild Horse, MT
|country=United States; Canada
|location={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=MT|Sec|232|road|{{jct|province=AB|AB|41}}}}
- US Port: 29832 Wild Horse Road, Havre, Montana 59501
- Canadian Port: Highway #41 South, Wild Horse, Alberta T0K 1L0
}}
|coordinates={{coord|display=inline,title|48.999349|-110.215458}}
|opened=1925
| blankdetailstitle1 = US Phone
| blankdetails1 = (406) 394-2371
| blankdetailstitle2 = Canadian Phone
| blankdetails2 = (406) 394-2361
| blankdetailstitle3 = Hours
| blankdetails3 = 8:00am - 5:00pm (winter), 8:00am - 9:00pm (summer)
| website=http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/wild-horse-mt
}}
The Wild Horse Border Crossing connects the cities of Havre, Montana with Medicine Hat, Alberta on the Canada–United States border. It is reached by Montana Secondary Highway 232 on the American side and Alberta Highway 41 on the Canadian side.
The crossing is so remote that government housing for border officials exists next to the station.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clui.org/section/united-divide-a-linear-portrait-usacanada-border-4 |title=Chapter 5: The 49th Parallel |website=United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border |publisher=The Center for Land Use Interpretation |publication-date=Winter 2015}} There is a local organization that is petitioning the border services agencies to make Wild Horse a 24-Hour border crossing.{{cite web|url=http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/542022/20552248/1349663346187/Border_Cooperation_Norm_Boucher.pdf?token=zwLazKuZaNWK3AZNBMcwxLWLJd4%3D |title=Border Cooperation |accessdate=2015-08-24}} It is the easternmost border crossing in Alberta.
History
The Wild Horse border crossing was established in 1925. In 2012, the US replaced its yellow brick border inspection facility, which was originally built in 1964. Prior to 1964, travelers were expected to proceed to a US Customs office in the city of Havre to report for inspection. CBP and CBSA have had issues in coordinating the hours of operation at this crossing for several years.{{cite web|url=http://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=news&id=2933 |title=HOURS CONFUSION FIXED AT PORT OF WILD HORSE |author=Leeds, Tim |publisher=Havre Daily News |date= May 14, 2013 |accessdate=2015-08-24}}
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, Montana, 1991–2020 normals, 1931-2020 extremes: 2815ft (858m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 66
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 79
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 74
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 50.3
|Feb avg record high F = 52.8
|Mar avg record high F = 64.2
|Apr avg record high F = 77.4
|May avg record high F = 85.6
|Jun avg record high F = 91.1
|Jul avg record high F = 97.9
|Aug avg record high F = 97.9
|Sep avg record high F = 91.5
|Oct avg record high F = 79.0
|Nov avg record high F = 62.9
|Dec avg record high F = 50.7
|year avg record high F = 99.4
|Jan high F = 24.4
|Feb high F = 29.5
|Mar high F = 40.9
|Apr high F = 56.0
|May high F = 66.4
|Jun high F = 73.6
|Jul high F = 84.1
|Aug high F = 82.9
|Sep high F = 71.9
|Oct high F = 55.9
|Nov high F = 39.1
|Dec high F = 26.7
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 13.3
|Feb mean F = 18.1
|Mar mean F = 29.0
|Apr mean F = 42.0
|May mean F = 51.9
|Jun mean F = 59.8
|Jul mean F = 67.2
|Aug mean F = 65.8
|Sep mean F = 55.7
|Oct mean F = 41.6
|Nov mean F = 27.5
|Dec mean F = 15.9
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 2.3
|Feb low F = 6.6
|Mar low F = 17.0
|Apr low F = 28.0
|May low F = 37.3
|Jun low F = 45.9
|Jul low F = 50.4
|Aug low F = 48.8
|Sep low F = 39.6
|Oct low F = 27.3
|Nov low F = 15.8
|Dec low F = 5.0
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -26.7
|Feb avg record low F = -19.6
|Mar avg record low F = -7.2
|Apr avg record low F = 13.3
|May avg record low F = 23.7
|Jun avg record low F = 35.1
|Jul avg record low F = 40.7
|Aug avg record low F = 37.4
|Sep avg record low F = 25.1
|Oct avg record low F = 7.2
|Nov avg record low F = -7.4
|Dec avg record low F = -19.8
|year avg record low F = -34.8
| Jan record low F = -49
| Feb record low F = -52
| Mar record low F = -36
| Apr record low F = -18
| May record low F = 14
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 32
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 14
| Oct record low F = -20
| Nov record low F = -32
| Dec record low F = -47
| year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.35
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.30
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.85
|May precipitation inch = 1.91
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.45
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.06
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.23
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.62
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.30
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 7.10
|Feb snow inch = 3.80
|Mar snow inch = 5.90
|Apr snow inch = 2.70
|May snow inch = 0.70
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 0.90
|Nov snow inch = 4.50
|Dec snow inch = 5.60
|year snow inch =
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00247620&format=pdf
|title = Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, Montana 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = December 28, 2023
}}
|source 2 = XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 28, 2023
}}
}}
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