page_title: Chief Mountain Border Crossing
hierarchical_section_title: Chief Mountain Border Crossing
caption_attribution_description: CHIEF MOUNTAIN, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations announces the winter closing of the Chief Mountain Port of Entry (POE). The port will close at 6 p.m. MDT on Sept. 30. The Canada Border Services Agency will also close their Port of Chief Mountain, Alberta, on the same day and time. Great Falls Area Port Director Daniel Escobedo said, “During the summer of 2016, CBP officers at the Chief Mountain Port of Entry processed thousands of travelers arriving into the United States from all over the world, giving many their first opportunity to see the beauty of this area and view its wildlife.” The Chief Mountain POE will re-open on May 15, 2017. Port of entry information, as well as additional Know Before You Go advice can be found in the travel section on www.cbp.gov. Photo provided by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 06000744
context_page_description: The Chief Mountain Border Crossing connects the town of Babb, Montana with Pincher Creek, Alberta on the Canada–US border. This crossing, reached by Montana Highway 17 from the American side and by Alberta Highway 6 from the Canadian side, is the only road border crossing within the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. It is one of only two on the US-Canada border that are closed in winter.
  The crossing was established when the Chief Mountain International Highway was completed in 1936. Initially, inspection personnel from both nations operated out of tents prior to the construction of their facilities. The Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters was constructed in 1939, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2008.
context_section_description: The Chief Mountain Border Crossing connects the town of Babb, Montana with Pincher Creek, Alberta on the Canada–US border. This crossing, reached by Montana Highway 17 from the American side and by Alberta Highway 6 from the Canadian side, is the only road border crossing within the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. It is one of only two on the US-Canada border that are closed in winter (Poker Creek - Little Gold Creek Border Crossing is the other).
  The crossing was established when the Chief Mountain International Highway was completed in 1936. Initially, inspection personnel from both nations operated out of tents prior to the construction of their facilities.  The Chief Mountain Border Station and Quarters was constructed in 1939, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2008.
caption: US Border Inspection Station at Chief Mountain, MT
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