The Port of Climax is the border crossing from the United States into the Canadian province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. The Port is a short drive from Shaunavon

Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

The town of Shaunavon is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan at the junction of Highways 37 and 13. It is 110 kilometres from Swift Current, 163 kilometres from the Alberta border and 74 kilometres from the Montana border. Shaunavon was established in 1913 and settled along a railroad line...

. It is paired with the US customs and immigration port of Turner, Montana.

The border crossing facility is shared by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is the...

 and the Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Border Services Agency

The Canada Border Services Agency is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border enforcement, immigration enforcement and customs services....

. It lies on the 49th parallel

49th parallel north

The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....

. The Canadian side is called "Port of Climax", and on the American side is the "Port of Turner"; the latter was built by Customs and Border Protection in 1992.

The city of Havre

Havre, Montana

Havre is a city in, and the county seat of, Hill County, Montana, United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. The population was 9,621 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 is only a short drive from the Port. Saskatchewan Highway 37

Saskatchewan Highway 37

Highway 37 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Montana Secondary Highway 241 at the US border near Port of Climax to Highway 32 near Cabri. Highway 37 is about 188 km long. This north south route connects with the horseshoe tourism route at Shunavon...

 offers a north-south route to connect with Trans Canada Highway Route 1 at Gull Lake

Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

-History:The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the C.P.R. main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad....

. The RED Coat Trail Highway 13 at Shaunavon commemorates the role of the North West Mounted Police in settling the Canadian West.

Some local residents have begun efforts to make this crossing a 24-hour facility, in hopes of attracting commercial traffic.